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Flavours of the Middle East

Tempt your tastebuds with the exotic flavours of the Middle East, try making your own falafel, flatbreads and baklava with our delicious recipes.
Stuffed aubergine with lamb and pine nuts
by Yotam Ottolenghi

Ottolenghi’s roasted aubergines are topped with aromatic spiced lamb for a comforting Middle Eastern-inspired supper.

Main course

Spiced lamb kefta meatballs

by Sabrina Ghayour
Side dishes

Super smooth hummus

by Seema Pankhania
Light meals & snacks

Pomegranate and parsley tabbouleh

by Nadiya Hussain
Side dishes

Frying pan chicken shawarma with lentil salad

by Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed
Main course

Tepsi kebap with spinach yoghurt

by Sabrina Ghayour
Main course

Baba ganoush

by Paul Hollywood
Side dishes

Lamb shawarma

Main course

Charred flatbreads with spiced lamb stew

by Ollie Dabbous
Main course

Butternut squash börek

by Georgina Hayden
Main course

Pitta bread

by Paul Hollywood
Cakes and baking

Homemade doner kebab

Main course

Dolmades

by Antony Worrall Thompson
Starters & nibbles

Smoked aubergines with garlic (mirza ghasemi)

by Sabrina Ghayour
Side dishes

Maneesh

by Paul Hollywood
Cakes and baking

Super smooth hummus

by Seema Pankhania
Light meals & snacks

Turkish pide

by Nigel Slater
Main course

Turkish eggs

by Nigella Lawson
Brunch

Spiced green bean and tomato stew

by Sabrina Ghayour
Main course

Turkish flatbread with minced beef, herbs and spices

by Akis Petretzikis
Main course

Vine-baked feta

by Sabrina Ghayour
Light meals & snacks

Fesenjoon

by Yasmin Khan
Main course

Lamb tagine

by Mary Berry
Main course

Quick hummus

by Jill Dupleix
Starters & nibbles

Roasted portobello mushrooms with pine nuts and halloumi

by Sabrina Ghayour
Light meals & snacks

Roast aubergines with jewelled rice and tahini dressing

by Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich
Main course

Beef and aubergine fatteh

by Nigella Lawson
Light meals & snacks

Lokanta stew

by Nigel Slater
Main course

Dukkah

by Hattie Ellis
Other

Butternut squash with Persian pistachio pesto, feta and pomegranate seeds

by Sabrina Ghayour
Side dishes

Syrian-inspired brunch

by The Ayoubi Family
Brunch

Carrot salad with yoghurt and cinnamon

by Yotam Ottolenghi
Side dishes
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