The Arabasque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World

I was looking for a quick appetiser for a few friends who were coming over. This is the recipe I came across. It is super simple, and my guests loved it. This is a modern twist on Middle Eastern flavours, pita bread, eggplant and tahini. Here they are separated more for visual impact than anything else. The appetiser is superb, the pita has crunch, the roasted eggplant adds a sweet, earthy flavour, the tomatoes add freshness, and the tahini-yoghurt is creamy and delightful. These are so easy...

Cucumbers and tomatoes are the basis for most salads around the world. They are called by different names and have a few added...

A great dish should capture the essence and flavours of the region. In this case, the flavours of the Arabian Peninsula are showcased...

This is a simple yet refreshing and delicious salad. It is based on the Arab like for the contrasting flavours of sweet watermelon with...

Shawarma are generally considered meat-filled, but a wonderful recipe uses earthy mushrooms. Shawarma originated in the Ottoman Empire...

For me, a fruit salad is so much more than a bowl of fruit. The additions feature seasonal fruit from the region, utilise local...

This is a beautiful lentil soup. Most lentil soups tend to be very thick and goopy, not this one. It is light and fresh. This soup brings...

Every culture has its own form of meatballs, which are typically soft, juicy, and delicious. Here is a Middle Eastern variation that I...

Moroccan tagines are generally made of chicken or red meat, but here is a very different tagine with seafood. Traditionally, Arabs like...

We are all quite familiar with baba ghanoush, but its cousin, mutabal, is richer and more flavorful. Mutabals, like their cousin,...