Author(s): Sabrina Ghayour

Cooking

PERSIANA: THE MUST-HAVE COOKBOOK AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The golden girl of Persian cookery' - Observer'Loving Persiana' - Nigella Lawson'This is Ottolenghi with rocket fuel' - Times'An instant classic' - Observer Food Monthly'The most exciting debut cookbook of the year' - Sunday Telegraph Stella'A fantastic treasure trove of good food' - Raymond Blanc'Sumptuous, thrilling, learned and downright brilliant' - Mail on Sunday'The most appetizing book - I want to eat every page of it' - Pierre Koffmann'Sabrina cooks the kind of food I love to eat' - Bruno Loubet'Brilliant for the novice, the time-poor and even the seasoned cook' - Guardian'Will have you salivating with Pavlovian gusto on page after page' - Independent A celebration of the food and flavours from the regions near the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, with over 100 recipes for modern and accessible Middle Eastern dishes. CONTENTS INCLUDE: Mezze & Sharing Plates - Aubergine chermoula; Marinated feta; Spiced lamb koftaBreads & Grains - Eastern style foccacia; Persian bejewelled rice; Lamb biryaniSoups, Stews & Tagines - Chicken, preserved lemon & olive tagine; Lamb shank, black garlic & tomato tagine; Seafood & saffron stewRoasts & Grills - Seared beef with pomegranate & balsamic dressing; Prawns with sumac, coriander, lemon & garlic; Lamb & pistachio pattiesSalads & Vegetables - Blood orange & radicchio salad; Fig & green bean salad with date molasses & toasted almonds; Cumin-roasted carrots with honey-lemon dressing & goats' cheeseDesserts & Sweet Treats - Baklava; Pistachio, rose & raspberry madeleines; Strawberry & pineapple carpaccio with basil & mint sugars