Middle Eastern + Grain recipes (13)

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Authentic Tabbouleh

Recipe by: EPITOPES

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This recipe is the real deal - delicious, healthy and easy to make.

Barbecued Vegetables with Couscous

Recipe by: Christopher O'Hearn

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The sweetness of barbecued vegetables is balanced by a tart tomato sauce, which mixes perfectly with simple couscous. A lovely light summer meal that is sure to get you to your five a day.

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Bulghur wheat salad

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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A variation on the classic Middle Eastern salad, Tabbouleh, this delicious dish made with cracked wheat makes a healthy light lunch or supper.

Couscous salad with oranges and dates

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Couscous makes a brilliant base for a quick salad, as it only needs a brief soaking in hot stock (or water). Here it is combined with chickpeas, dates, oranges and pistachios for a Middle Eastern-style vegetarian dish.

Feta tabbouleh with orange

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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A fabulous main meal salad based on bulghur wheat, generously flavoured with fresh herbs. It is best prepared ahead to give time for all the wonderful flavours to mingle.

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Lamb tabbouleh with fresh herbs

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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In this Middle Eastern-style salad, bulghur wheat and crisp colourful salad ingredients are tossed with a generous quantity of chopped fresh herbs and a light lemony dressing, then served with succulent pieces of lean lamb. It's the perfect dish for a relaxed meal. Serve with toasted wholemeal pitta triangles and plain yogurt.

Lebanese Bulghur Wheat and Feta Salad

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Bulghur wheat makes a tasty base for a fast salad. Here it is combined with herbs, olives, some al dente vegetables and crumbly feta cheese, all tossed in a spicy dressing. Great with iceberg lettuce and chunks of sesame-seed bread. Delicious!

Middle Eastern roast guinea fowl with saffron couscous

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Guinea fowl, in season in autumn and winter, tastes like a cross between chicken and turkey, and is very lean. Here it's roasted with a fig and pistachio couscous stuffing and basted with a spicy lemon marinade to keep the meat deliciously moist. A leafy salad with fresh oranges makes a great side dish.

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Persian lamb couscous

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Chunks of lean lamb are gently simmered with dates in a richly spiced gravy, then piled atop couscous and pistachio nuts, and sprinkled with pomegranate seeds. Serve this exotic dish for a special family meal or a make-ahead dish for entertaining, accompanied by some Arabic flat bread and a simple leafy green salad.

Persian-style squash couscous

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Wonderfully exotic and colourful, this vegetarian salad captures the flavours of ancient Persian cooking. Dates and sultanas are gently simmered with wine, spices and garlic, to flavour couscous, and then topped with roasted butternut and patty pan squashes, peppers and orange.

Quinoa Tabbouleh

Recipe by: syneva

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This tabbouleh recipe is different. Instead of using bulgur like traditional tabbouleh, this recipe uses quinoa. It is a grain that is available at health shops. It looks and tastes better than bulgur. My husband and I both love this and neither of us is vegetarian. It's a great meal for a hot summer day. The longer it sits the better it tastes.

Tabbouleh

Recipe by: KITKATY

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Bulgur wheat, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, spring onions with lots of parsley and mint, then tossed with olive oil and lemon juice in this fresh and light Middle Eastern salad. Chill before serving for best flavour.

Tabbouleh with goat's cheese

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Tabbouleh is a classic Middle Eastern salad made with bulghur wheat. While the wheat is soaking, you have just enough time to chop the vegetables and herbs, and make the dressing. Serve with lavash or pitta bread.