Type: Simple make ahead
Chicken Marbella
This is a dish I regularly cook for friends. All the work is done in advance – you can marinate it for…
Spring roast chicken with preserved lemon
I’m not the first to combine lemon, garlic and chicken – and I won’t be the last – but sometimes it’s good…
Ricotta and oregano meatballs
Using ricotta makes the meatballs super light and fluffy. The dish can be made a day in advance, kept in the fridge,…
Lamb arayes with tahini and sumac
Arayes are lamb stuffed flatbreads popular across the Middle East. They’re traditionally made with pitta bread but I’ve used tortillas here. They’re…
Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with mint and cumin
This is a feast of a meal, served with something like butterbeans – gently mashed with the cooking juices from the lamb…
Lamb and pistachio patties with sumac yoghurt sauce
These patties are lovely as a snack or as part of a feast at a barbecue. If you want to make them…
Spiced ‘shepherd’s pie’ with butterbean crust
If lamb siniyah is a Middle Eastern take on the shepherd’s pie, then this is my North African take, with a butterbean…
Beef meatballs with lemon and celeriac
I often say that my favourite food is the sort that can, at once, comfort, surprise and delight. This dish (as is…
Arnold’s roast chicken with caraway and cranberry stuffing
Arnold Rogow was a family friend of Ixta Belfrage, who tested a lot of the Ottolenghi SIMPLE recipes with Esme. Ixta has…