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Mezze recipes

Put together a colourful spread with our mezze recipes. These fuss-free dishes are perfect for laid-back entertaining, especially in summer.

Take inspiration from classic Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern mezze dishes. We’ve got recipes for all your mezze faves, including creamy houmous, dips, flatbreads, chicken and kofte. Make the most of summer veg with mezze salads and dishes where aubergines, tomatoes and peppers are the star turn. Happy grazing!

Check out our complete kebab recipes collection, too.

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Boxing Day recipes

Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip

Looking for no-fuss festive nibbles? These turkey kofte are easy to make and can be cooked from frozen, before serving...

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Flatbread recipes

Easy flatbreads with cumin seed butter

Yogurt keeps these super simple flatbreads pillowy and soft, while cumin seeds add a hum of fragrant warmth. Infusing nutty...

Freezable Vegetarian

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Mezze recipes

Bulgar köftesi

This family recipe for Turkish-Cypriot meatballs takes food writer Yasemen Kaner-White back to the first time she visited Cyprus, aged...

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15-minute meal recipes

Air fryer halloumi with spiced honey glaze

A snack that’s tough to beat, this crisp, chewy air fryer halloumi is livened up with a subtly spiced honey...

Gluten-free Vegetarian

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Working from home lunch recipes

Super herby tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is one of those rare dishes where herbs are treated as the star important ingredient, rather than a garnish...

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Kebab recipes

Spiced lamb and barberry kababs

Get ready for the juiciest, most flavourful lamb kababs you’ve ever tasted. Sabrina Ghayour shares her recipe for spiced lamb...

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Make-ahead Christmas recipes

Harissa lamb kofte bites

Ed Smith’s freeze-ahead kofte bites are perfect for Christmas parties and festive nibbles.. Serve the harissa lamb kofte with the...

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Filling salad recipes

Pomegranate fattoush

Serve up a big platter of Georgina Hayden’s sweet, sour and juicy pomegranate fattoush as a colourful vegan main or...

Dairy-free Vegan

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Flatbread recipes

Griddled za’atar flatbreads

These simple za’atar flatbreads are really easy to make. Just 30 minutes proving, then they’re ready to griddle in a...

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Quick chicken recipes

Chicken shawarma kebabs

Grab a pack of pitta breads for this easy 30-minute meal; spiced chicken, onions and peppers are skewered and grilled...

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Roast chicken recipes

Harissa and honey chicken with almond tabbouleh

Learn how to spatchcock a chicken with this sticky and spicy recipe, complete with pickled cabbage and a nutty almond...

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Healthy salad recipes

Houmous, beetroot and avocado salad

This flavour-packed beetroot and avocado salad includes Omega-3 rich houmous with flaxseed carrots and feta for a healthy, filling lunch...

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Dip recipes

Houmous with pine nuts

We show you how to make quick vegan houmous with pine nuts that’s seriously smooth and creamy. It’s the perfect...

Dairy-free Gluten-free Vegan Vegetarian

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5:2 recipes

Roast spiced cauliflower with chickpeas

If you’re following the 5:2 diet, or want to cut down on calories without sacrificing flavour, these Indian-inspired spiced cauliflower...

Dairy-free Vegan Vegetarian

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Lamb mince recipes

Lamb kofta houmous bowls

Upgrade your traditional meze with the addition of lamb koftas to your houmous bowl – they bring a welcomed hint...

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Vegan Christmas recipes

Rainbow houmous platter

For a beautifully colourful spread which is full of diverse, fresh and earthy flavours, this vegan houmous platter is the...

Vegan

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