80 mix and match recipes for a modern Middle Eastern feast

80 mix and match recipes for a modern Middle Eastern feast

If you're hosting friends and family, you can't go wrong with a colourful spread of crowd-pleasing flavour-packed Middle Eastern-inspired recipes.

Sticky pomegranate and cumin chicken skewers with date and pistachio salsa.

Swipe some flatbread through this preserved lemon hummus with crispy spicy chickpeas.

EASY

Preserved lemon hummus with cumin and sumac roasted chickpeas

< 30 mins

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Thick cauliflower steaks slathered with a spicy harissa paste and roasted until caramelised.

EASY

Cauliflower steaks with harissa and honey

30 mins - 1 hour

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Arabic chopped salad.

EASY

Arabic chopped salad

< 30 mins

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Winner winner chicken pitas.

MEDIUM

Sumac roast chicken with onions and flatbread

2 hours +

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The key to boosting the flavour of these chicken skewers is to marinate the meat overnight.

MEDIUM

Sticky pomegranate and cumin chicken skewers with date and pistachio salsa

2 hours +

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Barbecued rib-eye marinated with baharat.

MEDIUM

Barbecued rib-eye marinated with baharat

1-2 hours

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A side of salmon with tahini cream.

Salmon tarator

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The coriander shawarma-rubbed lamb shoulder works just as well as a roast.

MEDIUM

Lamb shoulder shawarma and pea pie with sumac butter filo

2 hours +

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Basbousa with pistachio and almond.

MEDIUM

Basbousa with pistachio and almond

30 mins - 1 hour

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Karen Martini gives the eggplant dip a dramatic makeover.

EASY

Baba ganoush with black tahini and toasted pine nuts

30 mins - 1 hour

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This Middle Eastern-style lamb "pizza" is a twist on a lahmacun.

MEDIUM

Lamb and sumac 'pizza' with tahini sauce and charred onions

1-2 hours

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Roast lamb shoulder shawarma.

MEDIUM

Roast lamb shoulder shawarma

2 hours +

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This spicy chicken is worth the Kuwait.

MEDIUM

Chicken tray bake with fenugreek, sumac and onions

30 mins - 1 hour

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Take baked potatoes on a journey with this Middle Eastern-inspired recipe.

Lebanese-style baked potatoes

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Comfort in a bowl: use the crispy pita to scoop the creamy chickpea stew.

EASY

Eggplant and chickpea fetteh

30 mins - 1 hour

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salad460

EASY

Warm salad of roast cauliflower, labna, olives and almonds

30 mins - 1 hour

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Grilled eggplant with tahini and yoghurt dressing, pomegranate, chilli and mint.

EASY

Grilled eggplant with tahini and yoghurt dressing

< 30 mins

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A Christmassy salad with staying power.

MEDIUM

Zaatar spiced cous cous, nuts and green bean salad with feta and date dressing

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Danielle Alvarez gives stuffed mushrooms a modern, Middle Eastern makeover.

MEDIUM

Falafel-stuffed mushrooms with tahini sauce

30 mins - 1 hour

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Make a date with these super-chocolatey, tahini-rich brownies.

EASY

Tahini and date brownies

1-2 hours

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