Mediterra (recipes From The Islands And Shores Of The Mediterranean)

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By (author) Tish, Ben

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Across the Mediterranean, from Spain to Morocco, via Italy, Sicily, Greece and Lebanon, one delicious food influence gives way to the next. The whole region is a rich seam of deeply delicious food, and the recipes in this mouth-watering collection are gathered far and wide from anywhere the Mediterranean Sea touches the shore.

They are recipes full of passion, colour and flavour, simple and accessible, and will instantly transport you to the sun-soaked shores of your favourite holiday destinations with minimal effort in the kitchen.

These are dishes inspired by the Mediterranean classics, by how locals eat or by single ingredients – think olive oil, the perfumed zest of lemons and oranges, fresh herbs, ripe seasonal tomatoes, juicy stone fruits, oozy figs, sizzling garlic, crushed, aromatic spices, smoky grilled meats and plenty of flatbreads to mop up the juices.

Recipes include:

Burek with honey-roasted pumpkin, goat”s cheese and mint from Croatia

Oven-baked black rice from Spain
Lebanese
seven-spice falafel

Cumin-roasted aubergines from Tunisia
Cretan
grilled smokey sardines
Sicilian
sea bass crudo with blood orange and cumin

Pork belly gyros from Greece
Turkish-style
spiced lentils with pumpkin, chicken and aleppo pepper
Moroccan
pastilla with slow-cooked pheasant

Quince and honey tart from Syria
and a classic Italian
Tiramisu

Travel across continents and delve into these pages to not only cook like a Mediterranean but eat like one too: take time, invite friends and family, pour a glass of wine and lay the table. Bon appétit!

Table of contents:

Introduction
Northern Shores
Eastern Shores
Southern Shores
Islands

Index
Thanks
About the author

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Ben takes us across the Mediterranean and then back to his table. From Italy to Tunisia, Croatia to Morocco, capturing the heart of Mediterranean cooking. Simple, seasonal, and heartfelt. Count me in, Ben.

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Not only is Ben”s Mediterra a beautiful book, but it is so well researched, with mouth-watering, accessible recipes

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You probably think you don’t need another book about Mediterranean food, but you need this one. I leaf through Ben’s books thinking ‘I want to make that, and that, and that!’. His food is rich, intense and alive.

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A lush and delicious journey through the flavors and countries of the Mediterranean; great for adventurous cooks looking to delve into a new regional cuisine.

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With seductive writing and careful curation, Tish invites us to taste the differences of each Mediterranean country, and experience the pride of place and relaxed way of life that links them together.

Biographical note:

Ben Tish is the Chef Director of Cubitt House, where he oversees the food offering across a number of pubs and eateries in London. With a love of the Mediterranean, the food and it”s history, one of Ben”s passions is recreating the flavours and dishes of his travels in his own home and restaurants.

Ben regularly appears on tv, including Saturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch and Masterchef, and writes for Delicious, Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Noble Rot and Chef Magazine, among others. He has written 4 books and contributed to many others.

Ben lives in East London with his wife Nykeeta and his French bulldogs.

@ben_tish / chefbentish.co.uk

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140 mouth-watering dishes from Spain to Morocco, via Italy, Sicily, Greece, Syria and Croatia

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