A Middle East Feast with Shane Delia | Recipes and more

A Middle East Feast

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no waste, max taste

9 tasty ways to use up leftover Lebanese bread and pita

From comfort bakes to zesty salads, here are some of our favourite ways to use up a few flatbreads.

A Middle East Feast

Food and family go hand in hand for this Middle Eastern chef

Everything that chef Moshe Ittah learnt about his Tunisian and Moroccan heritage began at the family dinner table in Israel, his country of birth.

Mezze up

Dive into nine Middle Eastern dips that aren't hummus

From spicy muhammara to smoky baba ganoush, here are nine delicious Middle Eastern dips to add to your next mezze.

NOT JUST LAMB

Everyone loves kibbeh - and there's a kibbeh for everyone

Crunchy, soft, baked, fried, meaty, vegan: this Middle Eastern staple is at home on any plate.

the waft

One dough, three brilliant Middle Eastern pastries

From a herby za'atar bread to golden haloumi-filled cheese pies and much more, discover the versatile dough that will fill your kitchen with the smells of a...

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Middle Eastern

Shanklish salad

A typical Levantine cheese, shanklish is shaped into balls then rolled in spices and pepper, usually za'atar. Here is it crumbed and served with tomato, onion and...

Middle Eastern

Pink pickled vegetables

The beetroot give this whole pickled a beautiful purple hue. Be sure to start a week before you plan to serve this, as a rush job won't do.

Middle Eastern

Almond tarator

Tarator is a Middle Eastern dip made with almond meal, tahini and garlic dip that is perfect as part of a spread or share plate.

Middle Eastern

Lebanese chicken wings

Linda Jones prepares these classic Lebanese lemon and garlic chicken wings by slowly baking until sticky and charred. The perfect snack or crowd-pleaser.

Middle Eastern

Ali Nazik barbecued king prawns with baba ganoush

Make these prawn skewers the centrepiece of a big Middle Eastern BBQ spread. Sitting atop a bed of smoky baba ganoush, the prawns are covered with a Turkish bread...

Middle Eastern

Smoked potato salad

Leave the mayonnaise in the fridge, this potato salad takes coal-roasted spuds, dresses them in walnuts, spices and lemon juice and tops them with charred spring...

Middle Eastern

Hobz bil zeit

These mini 'open' toasts bring the best of the Mediterranean diet, with capers, anchovy and olives, finished with a peppery Maltese cheese.

Middle Eastern

Kibbeh

Kibbeh are a popular Middle Eastern snack, made with soaked bulghur grain, lamb mince and, of course, a healthy dose of spices. Perfect with a pinch of salt to...

Middle Eastern

Adana kebabs with onion salad

Adana kebabs are long, thin skewers of lamb mince barbecued with spices and served with grilled veggies and fresh lemon.

Iranian (Persian)

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with white figs and chickpeas

White figs have a very sweet flavour, more so than their more mellow siblings, lending this dish a warm, comforting flavour with melt-in-the-mouth lamb.

Iranian (Persian)

Tachin

A mix of yoghurt, saffron, coriander, pine nuts and rice, Persian smoked rice is incredibly simple, and makes the perfect side.

Middle Eastern

Sweet and sour salad with green almonds, broad beans and cucumber

This is a wonderfully refreshing salad dressed with apple cider vinegar, mint, verjuice and lemon for a light side or starter.

Sensational Spice Journeys

From Moroccan medinas, Turkish meyhanes, to the kitchens of southern Spain, we reminisce and bask in the spice sensations that Shane Delia splashed over our screens. #SpiceJourney

Spice 101

Spice merchant diaries

Find out about the history of spices used in Middle Eastern cooking and the dishes they can be found in.

Get to know Shane

His arm tattoo means "hospitality"

You’d be hard-pressed to find a chef who's more committed to the idea of ‘hospitality’ than Shane Delia, who has the word tattooed on his upper arm. ‘Fortis et...

The final spice delights

Shane Delia's Moorish Spice Journey

In his latest spice journey, Australian chef Shane Delia heads to Morocco and southern Spain to discover the region's mix of Moorish flavours. Find out where...

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Then there was Turkey...

In the second stage of Shane’s odyssey through the Middle East, Shane Delia travels to exotic and mysterious Turkey.

Where it all began...

Follow Shane through Malta, Lebanon and Iran

You’d be hard-pressed to find a chef who's more committed to the idea of ‘hospitality’ than Shane Delia. Let Shane take you on a culinary pilgrimage to explore...