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Warm spiced cauliflower and crisp chickpeas from the air fryer, dressed with a lemony tahini sauce and scattered with mint and pomegranate seeds.
Main ingredient: cauliflower
HB-12597 · Hand-built original
Crisp, garlicky falafel made with a fraction of the usual oil in the air fryer, served in flatbreads with pickles, carrot, cabbage and sauces.
Main ingredient: red onion
HB-12610 · Hand-built original
Two cookies from one almond paste: plain macaroons topped with a flaked almond, and lemon thumbprints filled with jam, both baked until lightly golden.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-12642 · Hand-built original
Atom (yoghurt-dressed peppers) is a Turkish and Middle Eastern dish prepared from its core ingredients in a straightforward, home-style way. Serve it fresh and hot where appropriate.
Main ingredient: peppers
HB-3301 · Hand-built original
Fried aubergine wedges simmered in a tamarind, tomato, and honey sauce, served with harissa honey baked halloumi and saffron rice with peas, dill, and garlic.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-12689 · Hand-built original
Baharat-spiced chicken patties with dried apricot, served with a roasted pepper and orange orzo salad and a broccoli and cauliflower tabbouleh with bulgur wheat.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6046 · Hand-built original
Spiced bulgur wheat balls with turmeric, cumin, cranberries and coriander, pan-fried and served with yoghurt, tamarind sauce and nigella seeds.
Main ingredient: wheat
HB-17501 · Hand-built original
A coiled filo pie of roasted cinnamon-spiced squash, bulgur and sultanas, brushed with garlic harissa oil and served with whipped feta.
Main ingredient: weight
HB-17499 · Hand-built original
Cajun-spiced chicken thigh kebabs grilled until juicy, served on flatbreads spread with a cannellini bean and tahini hummus and topped with a lemony red onion and Little Gem salad. Fresh, spicy and generously sauced.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12978 · Hand-built original
Griddled homemade flatbreads topped with a sweet, spiced lamb stew with pine nuts and raisins, finished with feta, artichokes, cherry tomatoes and rocket.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-13059 · Hand-built original
These juicy, herby chicken koftas are packed with garlic, coriander and chilli. They’re easy to batch cook and freeze, making them handy for quick weeknight dinners or lunches. Serve with rice or warm flatbreads and salad, or stuff into wraps and sandwiches. For this recipe you’ll need a food processor and an air fryer. Each serving provides 519 kcal, 68.5g protein, 7.3g carbohydrate (of which 5g sugars), 23.2g fat (of which 5.8g saturates), 3.3g fibre and 3.25g salt.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0500 · Hand-built original
A Middle Eastern grilled chicken dish with a spiced lemon marinade, served with thick strained yoghurt.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3458 · Hand-built original
A Middle Eastern spread of spiced chicken skewers served with smoky moutabal, muhammara walnut and pepper dip, and poached eggs on garlicky yoghurt, with flatbreads for dipping.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13101 · Hand-built original
A warm, fragrant salad of two kinds of chickpeas tossed with tempered mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger and chillies, then finished with coconut, mango and lime.
Main ingredient: chickpea
HB-13111 · Hand-built original
Brined, roasted chicken pieces glazed twice with a palm sugar, chilli and garlic syrup, coated in a za'atar, sumac and crisp chicken skin crumb, with a lime pickle mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6749 · Hand-built original
Za'atar-coated chicken thighs are air-fried until the skin crisps, then served over garlic yoghurt with a drizzle of pul biber butter, crusty bread and green salad alongside.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6785 · Hand-built original
Squid rings soaked in sparkling water, coated in a flour and polenta batter and deep-fried until golden, served with lemon.
Main ingredient: squid
HB-3448 · Hand-built original
Spiced roast parsnips are served over a chunky muhammara of roasted Romano peppers, walnuts and breadcrumbs, finished with a cumin and fresh coriander oil.
Main ingredient: powder
HB-6849 · Hand-built original
Individual trifles layer pistachio cream with toasted kataifi pastry, crumbled brownies and a chocolate custard made by melting dark chocolate into vanilla custard, topped with whipped cream.
Main ingredient: custard
HB-6865 · Hand-built original
Yoghurt-marinated chicken thighs are fried in ghee, covered with a blended egg white, cream and cheddar sauce and baked, and served with saffron butter rice and a tomato salad dressed with tamarind and date molasses.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6866 · Hand-built original
Crisp fried chickpea patties seasoned with cumin, coriander and parsley, served in warm rolls with lettuce, tomato, red onion and a lemony hummus and tahini sauce.
Main ingredient: overnight
HB-13730 · Hand-built original
Make your own flatbreads and fill them with golden falafel, herby salad and a creamy tahini sauce – perfect weekend feasting.
Main ingredient: dusting
HB-0874 · Hand-built original
Soft pan-cooked flatbreads rubbed with salted butter and topped with slow-caramelised onions, kalamata olives, anchovies and thyme in the style of a pissaladière.
Main ingredient: dusting
HB-13760 · Hand-built original
Spice-crusted chicken thighs fried in a pan and sliced, served with a cabbage and Puy lentil salad, a roasted pepper harissa sauce, and a garlic tahini yogurt.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13827 · Hand-built original
Fried halloumi topped with spiced beef mince, warm tahini yoghurt, pomegranate molasses and seeds.
Main ingredient: halloumi
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-3538 · Hand-built original
Butter beans simmered in a harissa and tomato sauce with garlic and red chilli, eggs poached in wells in the beans and the whole pan served over toasted crusty bread.
Main ingredient: rapeseed oil
HB-13994 · Hand-built original
A Middle Eastern-style grain bowl of harissa couscous topped with crisp spiced chickpeas, hummus, fresh vegetables and herbs.
Main ingredient: chickpeas
HB-3542 · Hand-built original
Cod marinated in yoghurt, lemon and rose harissa and grilled until blackened, served over spiced basmati rice with a harissa broth.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7191 · Hand-built original
Spiced roasted squash and red onion folded through lime and coriander bulgur with broccoli, topped with harissa salmon under a seed crumb, tahini dressing and pomegranate.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-13998 · Hand-built original
Warm flatbreads topped with harissa-flaked sardines, a chopped tomato and cucumber salad, and harissa yoghurt.
Main ingredient: sardines
HB-3544 · Hand-built original
Chickpea and herb falafel patties with cumin and coriander, baked in two stages until deeply golden, served with a cucumber, mint and yogurt tzatziki.
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-14017 · Hand-built original
A chunky-smooth hummus where half the chickpeas are blended silky with yoghurt and tahini while the rest stay whole, finished with toasted pine nuts and sumac.
Main ingredient: tin chickpeas
HB-14024 · Hand-built original
Make your own takeaway doner kebab with no fuss. This homemade kebab is ready in 30 minutes, ready to top with your favourite salads and pickles. For this recipe you will need a 2lb 4oz loaf tin. Each serving provides 386 kcal, 29g protein, 35g carbohydrates (of which 6g sugars), 13g fat (of which 6g saturates), 7g fibre and 2g salt.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-2978 · Hand-built original
Chickpea hummus blended with smoked paprika, cumin seeds and buttermilk, garnished with reserved chickpeas and paprika, served with nigella seed buttermilk flatbreads cooked dry in a hot pan. The flatbreads cut into triangles for dipping.
Main ingredient: garnish
HB-18352 · Hand-built original
Northern Iranian lamb kebabs marinated in ground walnuts, pomegranate molasses and garlic and grilled to a dark glaze, served over charred aubergine borani with a cucumber, tomato and sumac shirazi salad and warm lavash.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-7382 · Hand-built original
A kale and farro salad in an aquafaba Caesar dressing with sourdough croutons, served alongside a filo pie that marries Iranian herb kuku with Greek spanakopita.
Main ingredient: aquafaba
HB-14251 · Hand-built original
A Turkish fine bulgur salad kneaded with slow-sweated onions, pepper paste and spices, finished with herbs, tomato, pomegranate molasses and lemon.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-14281 · Hand-built original
Medjool dates are stuffed with labneh and toasted chopped nuts, dipped and drizzled in dark chocolate and chilled until the coating firms.
Main ingredient: pistachios
HB-7435 · Hand-built original
It might sound fancy, but this recipe is about as effortless as it gets! Preparation and equipment: You will need a cheesecloth, muslin or alternative fabric for straining (see Recipe Tip).
Main ingredient: yoghurt
HB-3026 · Hand-built original
Pomegranate-glazed lamb koftas moulded on skewers, with salt-cured sumac onions, a walnut and herb salad with crispy flatbread, and a pickled chilli yoghurt.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-14297 · Hand-built original
Baked lamb koftas with barberries and pine nuts, served with a hazelnut muhammara, pomegranate and honey glazed aubergine, and warm breads and salad.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-14298 · Hand-built original
Paprika and cumin marinated lamb shanks roasted over red onions, served with sumac-dusted yoghurt, charred Little Gem with pomegranate dressing, and a last-minute browned mint butter.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-14300 · Hand-built original
Three bowls of hummus get three different treatments: one is blended with beetroot and topped with feta and toasted pumpkin seeds, one is crowned with bacon lardons, chestnuts, sage and thyme, and one is blended with sun-dried tomatoes and finished with almonds and chilli oil.
Main ingredient: bacon
HB-14376 · Hand-built original
Thyme-crusted lamb chops with a sticky maple and balsamic glaze, served on herbed couscous with feta, pomegranate and flaked almonds.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-14416 · Hand-built original
Crisp fried matzo shards topped with beetroot and almond haroset, warm smoked mackerel and quick-pickled apple.
Main ingredient: sugar
HB-14466 · Hand-built original
Lamb shoulder marinated overnight in a warm spice blend, then braised slowly with tomatoes, apricots, dates, raisins, almonds, saffron, and honey.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-14568 · Hand-built original
A Levantine spread of bulgur and lentil mujadara with crispy onions, quick-pickled cucumbers, charred aubergine baba ganoush with pomegranate, and a cucumber-mint yoghurt.
Main ingredient: cucumbers
HB-14573 · Hand-built original
Sliced oyster mushrooms fried with paprika, coriander and celery salt, packed into warm pittas with shredded cabbage, tomato, pickled onion, a harissa chilli sauce and a mint yoghurt sauce.
Main ingredient: mushroom
HB-7669 · Hand-built original
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