Lebanese recipes

Lamb kebabs with lentil tabouli

These classic lamb kebabs are served with classic tabouli, making it a great weeknight dinner option that'll be on the table in less than 25 minutes.

Roasted cauliflower with Lebanese lamb & lentils

A fast, gluten-free, Lebanese main packed with loads of flavour - with baked cauliflower, spiced lamb with lentils and a delicious lemon tahini dressing.

Slow-roast mechoui lamb leg with mint labneh

Mechoui lamb is traditionally roasted in a pit for hours to give meltingly tender meat. Long, slow cooking in a low oven replicates this.

Chicken with lemons, sumac & spiced yoghurt

Take chicken to a new level with lemons & fragrant, zingy sumac. You can also BBQ this by spatchcocking the chicken – coat it in lemon & garlic before cooking.

Roasted Middle Eastern cauliflower

This side dish uses only 5 ingredients and is budget-friendly, too! Cauliflower is spiced with harissa, roasted, then tossed with currants and fresh mint.

Baba ghanoush

A delish Middle-Eastern dip recipe that goes well with bread. With roasted eggplants, Greek yoghurt, tahini and cumin, this dip can be made up to 2 days ahead.

Sumac-baked salmon with pomegranate

With vibrant red pomegranate seeds adding both flavour and festive-feeling, this salmon salad is ideal for buffets and big family or friend get-togethers.

Kale and freekeh soup with turmeric

Blogger Sneh from Cook Republic shares her antioxidant-rich recipe for freekeh and kale soup. It's so delicious, you'll forget just how good it is for you!

Figs with rosewater and goat’s cheese

This might be the quickest dessert ever – it is rather like putting out a cheese plate, but the emphasis is on the fruit.\nThis recipe is an extract from Eat Well Now by Ian Thorpe (published by Hardie Grant Books, RRP $29.99) available in stores nationally.

Kofta meatballs with baba ganoush

Moreish meatballs are a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

Chicken fattoush

This healthy Middle Eastern salad topped with sumac-sprinkled pitta is a quick and easy lunch or light dinner. It's also a great way to use up day-old bread.

Lentil kofta with orzo & feta

Middle-Eastern inspired vegetarian 'meatballs' pair perfectly with orzo pasta and creamy feta cheese - a deliciously different everyday dinner

Rose baklava

Serve sweet, sticky squares of this cinnamon and almond-filled pastry as a light dessert to end a Greek dinner party or Sunday roast.

Leek & freekeh pilaf with feta & toasted pine nuts

Freekeh, made from durum wheat, makes a refreshing replacement for rice in this vegetarian one-pot

Lebanese chicken wraps

Marinate chicken in yoghurt, lemon and allspice before char-grilling and wrapping in flatbread with salad for a light and delicious midweek meal.

Lamb kofta in sweet-sour tomato sauce

This recipe for lamb kofta in sweet-sour tomato sauce is guaranteed to make the whole family happy. It's packed full of flavour and ready in under an hour.

Lebanese rice and lentils with caramelised onions

A super easy midweek meal, ready to serve in just 40 minutes.

Freekeh and artichoke salad with golden onions, sultanas and herb labne

Freekeh is a roasted green wheat grain that has three times the fibre of brown rice and scores low on the GI scale. Here it is added to a healthy vegetarian salad with artichokes and homemade labneh.