Tarator-style salmon

Salmon fillets are topped with walnuts, parsley, sumac onion and hummus in this Middle Eastern inspired fish dish

Sweetly spiced rabbit pilaf

This easy, Middle Eastern inspired rice-based one-pot is spiced with cumin and chilli and sweetened with cinnamon and prunes

Moroccan-spiced cottage pies

Spice up traditional cottage pie with Middle Eastern flavours and add chickpeas to the mashed topping for a more exotic beef mince recipe

Steak & blue cheese en croûte

This impressive take on beef Wellington sees lean fillet steak spead with Stilton and wrapped in pastry – perfect to wow dinner party guests

Harissa roast salmon with lemon chickpea couscous

Roast whole sides of salmon with Middle Eastern spices and serve with tangy citrus and currant couscous – perfect for feeding a crowd

Sesame-crusted fish with samphire & clams

Salty samphire and umami-loaded miso go so well with sweet sea bream and clams in this East Asian-inspired dish

Aubergine & pomegranate flatbreads

Clever nibbles that are ideal for sharing. Top Middle Eastern flatbreads with aubergines, herbs and tahini

Slow-roast tomato tatin

Make a savoury tarte tatin with sweet and sour-slow cooked tomatoes on a crisp puff pastry base

Chocolate fondants

It doesn’t get much more indulgent than these classic melt-in-the-middle chocolate desserts, serve them at your next dinner party

Courgette & goat’s cheese ciabatta

Simple sandwiches to whip up as a speedy vegetarian supper or lunch

Orange & feta giant couscous salad

Pile this Middle Eastern-influenced salad onto platters to serve as part of a party spread

Orange blossom & rose pudding

BBC Good Food Magazine reader Alicia Saad shares her recipe for croissant bread and butter pudding with a Middle Eastern twist