I’m going to focus on savoury recipes, because this is what I love most. I don’t bake desserts (and this is a blessing because it stops me eating them….) So, If I want something sweet, I head out to my local patisserie and buy it!

Salads

• Arabic ‘Fattoush‘ salad
• Artichoke, mint and pea salad my way
• Arugula, onion and tomato salad
• Cabbage salad with lemon
• Carrot, dill and chickpea salad
• Carrot salad: Havuc Salatasi
• Colourful Mediterranean potato salad
• Feta, beetroot and coriander salad
• Giant couscous salad
• Greek Spicy Feta Cheese Salad
• Kidney beans and chickpea salad with coriander
• Palm heart salad my way
• Shrimp, avocado and chickpea salad my way
• Smoked Salmon Sumac Salad with Mint
• Spicy vegie bulgur salad
• Tomato, artichoke and tuna salad
• Turkish bulgur salad: Kisir
• Turkish white kidney bean salad: Fasulye Piyazi
• Turkish black-eyed pea salad: Börülce Salatası
• Turkish shepherd’s salad: çoban salata
• Tabouli salad (coming soon!)
• Beets and feta cheese salad (coming soon!)
• Turkish artichoke salad: Zeytinyağlı Enginar (coming soon!)

Soups

• Butternut squash soup
• Carrot and leek soup my way
• Cold tomato soup: Gazpacho Andaluz
• Curried pumpkin soup
• Vegetable soup: Caldo de verduras

Side Dishes

• Arabic white rice
• Artichoke simplicity
• Broccoli with garlic and lemon
• Carrots with thyme and honey
• Lemon and mint rice
• Lemon couscous
• Oven roasted okra
• Oven roasted sprouts
• Roasted lemon and mustard potatoes
• Sautéed garlic spinach

Tapas and Meze

• Arabic smoky eggplant dip: Moutabal / Baba Ganoush
• Grilled red peppers with garlic: Pimientos a la Parilla
• Garlic yogurt, cucumber and mint dip
• Lebanese tahini, lemon and parsley sauce / dip
• Sizzling garlic shrimp: Gambas Pil Pil
• Spanish blistered padron pepper: Pimientos del Padron
• Spanish Tortilla: tortilla de patatas
• Spicy cucumber yogurt
• Tahini, lemon and parsley sauce/dip: Tarator
• Tasty Guacamole (coming soon!)

Main Dishes – Vegetarian

• Fusilli Arrabbiata with Black Olives
• Garlic, parsley and olive oil spaghetti: Aglio e olio
• Greek ‘Gigantes’ in tomato sauce
• Lebanese stewed green beans: Loubye Bzeit
• Neapolitan Mint, capers and tomato spaghetti 
• Pasta Pesto with Leeks my way
• Tangy cauliflower & green pea curry
• Turkish green bean, carrot and leek stew
• Lebanese okra and coriander stew: Bamia 

Main Dishes – Meat & Seafood

• Dill, tomato and lemon shrimp
• Lemon and dill chicken with potatoes
• Lemon and dill salmon
• Palestinian ‘Upside Down’: Maqluba
• Red wine coriander beef with peppers and carrots
• Stuffed artichoke hearts with meat my way
• Sumac and orange chicken with potatoes
• Tasty marinated chick chick chicken
• Turkish chickpea stew: Etli Nohut
• White wine, garlic and thyme chicken thighs with carrots and potatoes
• Zaatar and garlic chicken
• Lebanese lamb and okra stew: Bamia (coming soon!)
• Rosemary lamb stew (coming soon!)
• Jute leaves with spiced chicken: Molokhia (coming soon!)
• Spanish Paella (coming soon!)

Sandwiches and Toasts

• Goats cheese, onion and coriander pita
• Mackerel on toast with lemon and garlic
• Smoked salmon and eggs on toast
• Smoked salmon, tahini and avocado on toast
• Spicy avocado on toast