Turkish recipes
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Artichokes
Turkish pide with marinated artichokes, broccoli and cheese
This pide recipe by Selin Kiazim – aka Turkish-style pizza – is surprisingly light yet carries some really punchy flavours
Quick and easy lamb
Lamb shish with olive and walnut tahini
Succulent griddled lamb is piled onto warm flatbreads and drizzled with a tahini and yoghurt dressing in this easy 20-minute meal.
Rice
Kid, Cabbage, Bulgur Wheat and Tomato Pilaf
This kid, cabbage, bulgur wheat and tomato pilaf is from James Whetlor's cookbook, Goat: Cooking and Eating. Try and get the rice to caramelise for extra texture!
Brunch
Courgettes with chilli-spiced yogurt and poached eggs
Courgettes are cooked in yoghurt and chilli before being topped with perfectly poached eggs in this slightly different brunch dish.
Quick and easy lamb
Zesty lamb chops with couscous
Lamb chops are quick to cook making them ideal for speedy weeknight cooking. We've served them here on a bed of minty couscous for a light and fresh meal.
Lamb mince
Lamb kofte with salad
Rustle up these Middle Eastern spiced lamb kofte's in half an hour, using leftover couscous and a few extra fresh ingredients
Filo pastry
Pine nut, feta, spinach and mint börek
These crispy feta and spinach filo rolls, also known as börek, are a taste of childhood for Turkish Cypriot chef Hus Vedat
Pizzas
Flatbreads with raisin, pine nut & caper pesto
Sweet, salty and nutty flavours combine in this incredibly moreish flatbread recipe. Serve as a tear-and-share nibble with olive oil for dipping.
Broccoli
Charred broccoli with anchovy and tahini sauce
Looking for a way to jazz up broccoli? This slightly salty and creamy anchovy and tahini sauce is the perfect accompaniment.
Easy dinner party mains
Lebanese kofte
Serve with a cooling tahini yogurt dip, toasted pittas and some sharp pickles for a quick Lebanese-style meal.
Work lunches
Rice salad with pomegranate molasses
This is a fantastic vegetarian rice salad that you can pop in a tupperware for a healthy lunch using avocado, feta and pomegranate seeds
Healthy salads
Jewelled freekeh salad
This roasted vegetable freekeh salad with aubergines, red peppers, courgettes and Middle Eastern spices makes a winning summer lunch.
Favourite lamb
Chia minty yogurt lamb with wholewheat couscous salad
Something a little different to your traditional Sunday lunch: Vladia Cobrdova's Middle Eastern-style minty yogurt lamb with feta, pomegranate and couscous
Leftover chicken
Turkish lentils with chicken and carrots
Use leftover roast chicken in this recipe for two. With fresh herbs, ground spices and a good zing of lemon juice, this Turkish-inspired recipe is a tasty midweek option
Beef mince
Lahmacun
Traditional Middle Eastern flatbread recipes, aka Turkish Pizza. We've topped our version with beef mince, spices and toasted pine nuts.
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