roasted beetroot with preserved lemon and yoghurt

Another wonderful recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi’s SIMPLE, made by Lorraine. This is equally good as part of a meze appetizer or as a side dish. Preheat your oven to 220°C (430ºF). Scrub clean 1 kg (a little more than 2 lbs) of beetroots and wrap them individually in tin foil. Place them on a baking…… Continue reading roasted beetroot with preserved lemon and yoghurt

chicken meatball tagine

A delicious Moroccan-style tagine of chicken meatballs and vegetables. Serve it with fluffy couscous. To make the chicken meatballs, blitz ¼ of your chicken mince in a food processor until quite sticky. Combine this with the rest of the chicken mince by hand – the sticky mince should hold everything together. Add a little grated…… Continue reading chicken meatball tagine

two cooked salads

These two Middle Eastern style salads make an excellent accompaniment for fried halloumi cheese, or grilled meat, chicken or fish. You could also serve them as part of a mezze (appetiser) first course. In this salad the combination of sweet onions and peas is balanced by salty preserved lemon. Heat some olive oil in a…… Continue reading two cooked salads