Turkish recipes
Turkish cuisine is a fantastic celebration of big flavours and plenty of spice. Try these Turkish recipes including lamb koftas, chicken shish and syrup-soaked baklava.
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Meatball recipes
Turkish beef meatballs
Try out this Turkish spin on meatballs for a speedy one-pan which promises big, warming...

Casserole recipes
Aromatic lamb casserole with prunes
A casserole that’s also a pizza? Yes, you read that right. You can adjust this...

Snacks and nibbles
Epic muhammara
Muhammara is a red pepper dip that makes a fine addition to a big mezze...

Quick chicken recipes
Quick chicken kebabs
Bring the taste of the Med straight to your table with these quick Turkish-style chicken...

Sweet tart recipes
The very best baklava
Versions of this crisp, nutty confection abound in Greece, Turkey, the Caucasus and the Middle...

Turkish pide with marinated artichokes, broccoli and cheese
”Oklava, the first restaurant I opened, is named after the rolling pin traditionally used to...

Quick and easy lamb recipes
Lamb shish with olive and walnut tahini
Succulent griddled lamb is piled onto warm flatbreads and drizzled with a tahini and yoghurt...

Rice recipes
Kid, Cabbage, Bulgur Wheat and Tomato Pilaf
This recipe is from James Whetlor’s cookbook, Goat: Cooking and Eating. If you can manage...

Brunch recipes
Courgettes with chilli-spiced yogurt and poached eggs
Courgettes are cooked in yoghurt and chilli before being topped with perfectly poached eggs in...

Quick and easy lamb recipes
Zesty lamb chops with couscous
Lamb chops are quick to cook making them ideal for speedy weeknight cooking. We’ve served...

Lamb mince recipes
Lamb kofte with salad
Couscous in the fridge? Rustle up these Middle Eastern spiced meaty morsels in half an...

Filo pastry recipes
Pine nut, feta, spinach and mint börek
These crispy feta and spinach filo pastries – or börek – by Turkish Cypriot chef...

Pizza recipes
Flatbreads with raisin, pine nut & caper pesto
A slightly different take on pizza, but one that’s just as delicious. Sweet, salty and...

Broccoli recipes
Charred broccoli with anchovy and tahini sauce
Looking for a way to jazz up broccoli? This it. The slightly salty and creamy...

Lebanese kofte
Serve these spicy, marinated lamb koftes with a cooling tahini yogurt dip, toasted pittas and...

Lunch recipes to take to work
Rice salad with pomegranate molasses
This is a fantastic vegetarian rice salad that you can easily pop in a tupperware...

Favourite lamb recipes
Chia minty yogurt lamb with wholewheat couscous salad
Something a little different to your traditional Sunday lunch, but Vladia Cobrdova’s Middle Eastern-style lamb...

Healthy salad recipes
Jewelled freekeh salad
This spiced Middle Eastern-style salad of freekeh, aubergine and courgettes is a fantastic side dish...

Leftover chicken recipes
Turkish lentils with chicken and carrots
Use leftover roast chicken in this speedy lentil recipe for two people. With fresh herbs,...

Lebanese rice and lentils (mujaddara)
This Ottolenghi-inspired dish of rice and lentils is full of warming Lebanese flavours – a...