Middle Eastern
Get lost in the wonderful aromatic flavours of the Middle East with recipes including 30-minute chicken shawarma kebabs, lamb meatballs with bulgar wheat and baklava.
The Middle East is a vast area covering the cuisines of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq and Iran. From houmous to falafel, kadaif to tahdig, you’ve a wealth of ideas to explore here.
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Easy vegan recipes
Houmous with ful medames, preserved lemon & tomato salsa
Ful medames is a creamy Egyptian fava bean stew with cumin and tahini. Paired with houmous, it makes the heartiest vegan meal.
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Aubergine recipes
Houmous with caramelised aubergine, pomegranate and chilli crisp
Silky homemade houmous forms the base of this vegan dinner, topped with caramelised aubergine, a tahini-lime dressing and crispy chillies.
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Favourite vegetarian recipes
Houmous with tomato and mango chutney-braised eggs
Use silky homemade houmous as the base for a vibrant vegetarian dinner. Top with eggs braised in a jammy tomato and mango-chutney sauce.
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Houmous recipes
Ultimate instant houmous
Make your best ever homemade houmous with chef Helen Graham's recipe. This instant houmous is creamy, silky and ready in minutes.
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Omelette recipes
Chard, potato and chilli saffron omelettes with yogurt
Chef Ben Tish shares his recipe for a filling omelette, packed with herbs and greens and served with plenty of chilli and yogurt.
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Baked egg recipes
Green shakshuka with feta and herbs
This ‘green’ shakshuka recipe from Ruth Nieman is an adaption of the popular Middle Eastern breakfast, made with greens and fresh herbs.
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Sweet bread recipes
Khaliat nahal (Omani honeycomb bread)
Dina Macki shares her recipe for a magical sweet-savoury bread from Oman. This Omani honeycomb bread is traditionally eaten during Ramadan.
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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.
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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.
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Roast chicken recipes
Roast chicken with pistachios and sour cherries
Claire Thomson's one-pan roast chicken is packed with aromatic ingredients from the Middle East: fruity sumac, pistachios and sour cherries.
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Pistachio recipes
Lebanese syllabub with ghraybeh (pistachio biscuits)
Food writer Angela Zaher gives the traditional dessert syllabub a Lebanese twist with arak and orange blossom. Serve with pistachio biscuits.
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Rice recipes
Moujadara (Lebanese rice and lentils)
Moujadara is a traditional Lebanese dish of rice and onions. This filling main or side is served with a scattering of crispy fried onions.
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Chicken thigh recipes
Moghrabieh (Lebanese stew with couscous and chicken)
Moghrabieh is a traditional Lebanese stew using couscous with large grains, made of wheat semolina. It’s usually served with chicken.
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Vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes
Root vegetable, chickpea, and feta tart
Looking for a vegetarian main that looks impressive but doesn’t take hours to make? Sabrina Ghayour's root veg and feta tart is the answer.
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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.
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