This dip shows up year-round at mezze tables, taverna spreads, and family lunches, served with warm pita, crunchy vegetables, or bread.

A fresh and vibrant salad with bulgur wheat, lots of fresh herbs and tomatoes.

This homemade Beet Hummus recipe is simple, reliable, and honestly comes out nicer than anything from a tub.

Discover the comforting flavours of Grandma’s green pepper peperonata – a simple, healthy side dish.

Creamy, tangy whipped feta layered over crispy baguette slices and topped with sweet roasted mini peppers. A simple, crowd-pleasing meze.

Discover how to make authentic Sicilian caponata with aubergine, olives and raisins in a sweet-sour sauce.

Roasted Romano peppers charred under the grill to skin and core them easily, marinated in an Ottolenghi-inspired dressing.

This creamy, smoky, and savory eggplant/aubergine dip (baba ghanoush) makes for a great meze or appetizer for your next dinner party.

Looking for a delicious and easy appetizer recipe? Look no further than these Marinated Olives with Herbs, Garlic, and Orange Peel!

Looking for a delicious side dish to serve at your next dinner party? Roasted carrots are always a hit.

Saksuka (Turkish Vegetable Meze) is a very much loved vegetarian/vegan dish made of shallow-fried vegetables and a simple tomato sauce.

Ready in just 15 minutes, this beets and yogurt dip will become the perfect side for your grilled meat or appetizer with some bread or fries

Çerkez Tavuğu is a delicious mezze/appetizer made of shredded poached chicken mixed with a creamy walnut sauce.

This Turkish style Baba Ganoush without tahini is a smokey and delicious eggplant dip made with fresh Mediterranean ingredients.

So simple and delicious, this baked feta with tomatoes dish is great as an appetizer or meze. Serve it with some bread and olives.

These Greek Meze dinner or Meze Platter will blow your guests away! From Souvlaki, spanakopita, tzatziki, saganaki, dolmas, and dips. Opa!

These cheesy, crispy croquettes are a very common meze, found in most Greek tavernas, and they’re extremely easy to make at home too.

Greek Chicken Souvlaki is tender and juicy, easy to make and full of flavor. These marinated chicken kabobs are seasoned and skewered

Greek tomato and feta fritters, or ‘ntomatokeftedes’, were my go-to meze for a while, back when we lived in Greece.

Haydari is a popular Turkish yogurt sauce made from plain yogurt mixed with fresh herbs, salt and feta cheese. Quick, cooling, and so tasty!

Feta-stuffed peppers are a very popular side dish in my family! It’s one that’s never absent from the table of a family gathering.

Mutabbal, a Middle Eastern Eggplant dip, is creamy, smoky and flavorful. It’s equally good as part of a meze (appy platter) or on its own.