Lush Green Shakshuka Green is good. Shakshuka traditionally features eggs poached on a spiced, red pepper and tomato base – but with summer just around the corner, I’m looking for a lighter alternative. The lushest green shakshuka has a base of perfectly cooked leeks, garlic and asparagus with the poached eggs finished with fresh herbs…
Hummus & Falafel Mezze Salad As the temperature soars, I find myself constantly on the lookout for new salad ideas and my trusty Central Market never fails to deliver. There’s a great Levantine stall that sell great chickpea falafel, so hummus & falafel mezze salad it is! As with all my salads, I like to…
Loquat Fattoush Fattoush, originally a salad to make use of stale bread in the same vein as panzanella, meant an extra search for me, for pittas. Luckily, I managed to track down some fried pitta squares; meaning I didn’t have to do any frying or, alternatively, baking to create the desired crisp bread shards required…
Blood Orange, Roasted Beetroot & Labneh Salad I once had a beetroot and chickpea salad at the gastropub temple that is The Eagle Farringdon. A fairly simple affair served on a flatbread … which was inspiring. Not only does the bread soak up all the lovely roasting juices and dressing, you can also cut sections off and…
Summer Salad of Courgette, Flat Peach & Labneh After visiting the Natoora stall at the “Taste of London” fair in 2017, I was inspired to create this summer salad of courgette, flat peach and Labneh. The courgette is prepared two ways: marinated and griddled. The courgette combo marries perfectly with the peach and creamy labneh and labneh is…