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Mezze recipes

Put together a colourful spread with our mezze recipes. These fuss-free dishes are perfect for laid-back entertaining, especially in summer.

Take inspiration from classic Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern mezze dishes. We’ve got recipes for all your mezze faves, including creamy houmous, dips, flatbreads, chicken and kofte.

Make the most of summer veg with mezze salads and dishes where aubergines, tomatoes and peppers are the star turn. Get cheesy with crispy fried halloumi , harissa and feta filo cigars or whipped goat’s cheese with hot honey.

Try food writer Georgina Hayden’s golden spanakopita fritters for a light summer lunch, or bring a big tub of zesty, herby tabbouleh to your next picnic. Happy grazing!

Check out our complete kebab recipes collection, too.

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Savoury bread recipes

Carniola bread

Carniola is a traditional flatbread from Slovenia, Try Ben Tish's recipe for this simple bread flavoured with caraway, honey and olive oil.

Vegetarian

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Filo pastry recipes

Patlıcanlı rulo börek (Turkish aubergine and pepper filo rolls)

Özlem Warren’s aubergine börek, with their crisp and golden filo pastry, bring a taste of traditional Turkish cuisine to your summer table.

Freezable Vegetarian

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Honey recipes

Halloumi with garlic and rosemary fermented honey

This easy garlic and rosemary fermented raw honey has a slight tang that's wonderful with lightly charred halloumi.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Mezze recipes

Spanakopita fritters

Georgina Hayden's snackable take on the Greek favourite spanakopita transforms the classic spinach and feta pie into light, golden fritters.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Filo pastry recipes

Filo-wrapped feta with spiced honey

Georgina Hayden's easy filo-wrapped feta is a guaranteed crowdpleaser. It's served drizzled with spiced honey and sprinkled with thyme.

Vegetarian

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Harissa recipes

Harissa, feta and filo cigars

Tangy feta meets fiery harissa and sweet honey, in this filo cigars recipe. The perfect pre-dinner bite or fancy snack – no humidor required.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Carrot recipes

Roast carrots with shatta butter

Ravinder Bhogal gives classic roast carrots a Middle Eastern twist in this side dish recipe, serving them with pistachios and shatta butter.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Houmous recipes

Cauliflower houmous with pickled onions and cauliflower

This rustic cauliflower houmous will ruin you for the shop-bought variety. Top with pickles and serve with crisp lavosh or toasted pittas.

Dairy-free Vegan Vegetarian

Medium

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Goat's cheese recipes

Whipped goat’s cheese with hot honey

Whipped goat's cheese drizzled with chilli and garlic-infused honey makes an easy dip or sharing starter. Serve with breadsticks or crudités.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

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Boxing Day recipes

Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip

These turkey kofte are easy to make and can be cooked from frozen, before serving with a cranberry-tahini dip at your Christmas bash.

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Flatbread recipes

Easy flatbreads with cumin seed butter

Yogurt keeps these super easy flatbreads pillowy and soft, while cumin seeds add fragrant warmth. Brush with warm cumin-seed butter to serve.

Freezable Vegetarian

Easy

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Mezze recipes

Bulgar köftesi

Food writer Yasemen Kaner-White shares her family recipe for koftesi, Turkish meatballs made with beef and bulgar wheat.

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15-minute meal recipes

Air fryer halloumi with spiced honey glaze

A snack that’s tough to beat, this crisp, chewy air fryer halloumi is livened up with a subtly spiced honey for a sweet-meets-salty explosion of flavour.

Gluten-free Vegetarian