Type: Simple Only

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…

Chicken Marbella
This is a dish I regularly cook for friends. All the work is done in advance – you can marinate it for…

Trout tartare with burnt butter and pistachios
Tartare is all about the quality and freshness of the ingredients. The trout needs to be fresh as can be, the nuts…

Chicken with miso, ginger and lime
This dish is lovely either warm from the oven – served with sticky or basmati rice – or at room temperature. If…

Slow-cooked chicken with a crisp corn crust
This is a wonderful meal on an autumn day, served with a crisp green salad. The slow-cooked chicken is packed full of…
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…

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…
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…
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…