Make the dough for these in advance and leave the tray in the fridge. Preheat the oven, and pop them in when people start to arrive. The smell of these buns baking is enough to get the party going, and they are perfect served hot from the oven with a cold drink.
This is a sandwich that celebrates very good ingredients. Pick up tuna and some sesame bread sticks in Honey & Spice. You can also find the recipe for sesame bread in Honey & Co: At Home to make a larger sandwich loaf. TUNA, CAPERS & ROASTED PEPPER SANDWICH Makes 6–8 sandwiches, depending on the size INGREDIENTS 2 tins tuna in oil (about 320g/111⁄4oz), drained2 tbsp capers2 preserved lemons (skin only, discard the pulp), finely chopped2 tbsp harissa paste1 small bunch of parsley, leaves picked and chopped 2 tbsp olive oil2 roasted peppers (roast in a hot oven for 10 minutes)4 hard-boiled eggs Jerusalem sesame bread or your favourite bread for sandwiches METHOD Put the drained tuna in a large mixing bowl. Add the capers, preserved lemon, harissa, parsley and...
This dessert tends to get plenty of compliments and has become our signature dish. It is quite complex, with a few different components, and is quite ambitious for home preparation – not because the stages are difficult, but because there are a few of them. You can use a generic supermarket feta, but for a finish that is smooth and salty, buy one of the tinned smooth fetas sold in Middle Eastern delis. It will be worth it.
Sarit devised this recipe to finish a jar of tahini and a tin of preserved lemons that had been languishing in the fridge. The sticky cookie dough is shaped into individual balls, they’re then pressed a little, and rolled in sesame seeds. The result is a moist, fragrantly citrusy cookie with a satisfying crunchy exterior.
This North African egg dish seems to be the one that most people conjure up when they think of a Middle Eastern breakfast. The appeal is obvious: fiery tomato sauce with eggs poached in it, the whites just set and the yolks still runny, oozing into the sauce as you pierce them with or spoon or better yet, with a...
