Middle Eastern + Bake recipes (12)

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Aubergine stuffed with lamb and rice

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Middle Eastern flavours infuse these aubergines filled with a mixture of lamb and rice. Try serving with Moroccan Carrot Dip and Marinated Leeks (on this website).

Baked fish with lemon tahini

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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This is a classic from the Middle East where tahini, a nutty-flavoured sesame seed paste, is used like cream to add substance and moisture to simple dishes. Try serving with a salad of black olives, tomatoes and red onions with sprigs of basil.

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Baked Pitta Triangles

Recipe by: Dawn

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These crunchy wholemeal baked pitta chips make a lovely accompaniment to houmous, baba ganoush or any dip.

Basboosa

Recipe by: Lubna

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This is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made with semolina and yoghurt, then soaked in a rose water syrup. I got this recipe from my sister-in-law.

Chicken Shawarma

Recipe by: Wendy

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Don't go out for a doner - try this authentic Lebanese sandwich. Just as satisfying, but bounds healthier. Usually served with tahini sauce or toum.

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Chicken Shish Tawook

Recipe by: IMYASMINA

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A Lebanese recipe for marinated chicken, which can be baked in the oven or skewered and barbecued.

Fattoush salad

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Lots of chopped fresh herbs give this quick and simple Middle Eastern salad its pronounced flavour, and bite-sized pieces of crisply grilled pitta bread provide texture. Serve for a light meal with a hint of summer at any time of the year.

Lahmahjoon (Armenian 'Pizza')

Recipe by: KIMLEFEBVRE

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These savoury pizzas are bathed in a tomato and lamb topping, then cut into wedges to serve. Served hot or cold, these may be a starter, or put a little salad in the middle, and fold up like a wrap for a quick meal.

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Lavash

Recipe by: SALLYCOOKS

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Lavash is an unleavened flat bread popular in Armenia, Iran and Turkey. It is traditionally cooked in a tandoor, but you can use your oven! Great alternative to wraps and naan.

Lebanese Donair Kebab

Recipe by: ROSE90

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This traditional Lebanese dish made with seasoned meat and a tahini sauce is enjoyed in many parts of the Middle East.

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.