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Turkish and Middle Eastern

Be inspired by fragrant Persian recipes, cook a Turkish barbecue or make a Middle Eastern meze menu of kofte, falafel and pitta breads.

Turkish and Middle Eastern recipes

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Showing 1 - 13 of 13recipes

Parsley, tomato and bulgar wheat salad

by Anissa Helou
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Persian cucumber and yoghurt dip

by Sabrina Ghayour
Side dishes

Persian flatbread (naan barbari) with pistachio and feta dip

by Sabrina Ghayour
Cakes and baking

Persian herb rice

by Sabrina Ghayour
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Persian love cake

by Annie Rigg
Cakes and baking

Persian makaroni with tahdig

by Jay Behrouzi
Main course

Persian noodle soup

by Nigel Slater
Light meals & snacks

Persian-style oxtail stew

by Tomer Amedi
Main course

Pomegranate and aubergine salad with harissa

by Sabrina Ghayour
Light meals & snacks

Pomegranate and parsley tabbouleh

by Nadiya Hussain
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Pomegranate and sumac roast chicken

by Rick Stein
Main course

Pomegranate glazed duck with bulgar, chickpea and pomegranate pilaf

by Silvena Rowe
Main course

Potato, ricotta and herb dumplings with walnut and pul biber butter

by Sabrina Ghayour
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