This would be the perfect dinner party spread, where everyone can tuck into the gorgeous selection of Lebanese dishes created by Jean-Christophe Novelli and cooked by Samia Longchambon. If you don’t want to deep fry the onions at home, you can use two tubs of M&S crispy onions instead. You could also use a tub or two of M&S tzatziki instead of making the cucumber mint yogurt sauce.

Jean-Christophe Novelli
The nation’s favourite French chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli started his food career early in life. He’s had a hugely varied career, winning countless awards for himself and his restaurants – from four Michelin stars to AA Chefs’ Chef of the year.
1HR 34MIN
Total time
Ingredients
Servings
4
For the Chicken Shish Tawook
1 pack
(1 kg)
(1 kg)
M&S Oakham Gold chicken thigh fillet
8 chicken thighs
125 g
M&S Greek style live yogurt
2
M&S Remarksable Value lemons, juiced
6 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, peeled, crushed
1 tbsp
M&S vine ripened tomato paste
1/2 tsp
smoked paprika
1/2 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp
ground ginger
2 tbsp
M&S pure honey
2 tbsp
olive oil
up to 3 tbsp, for brushing
15 g
cut coriander, chopped
15 g
cut mint
leaves chopped
75 g
M&S pomegranate rubies
For the salad dressing
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, peeled, crushed
1 tbsp
red wine vinegar
3 tbsp
M&S extra virgin olive oil
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, juiced
1 tbsp
M&S pure honey
For the cucumber mint yogurt sauce
200 g
M&S Greek style live yogurt
4
baby cucumbers, grated
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, peeled, crushed
15 g
cut mint
leaves chopped
to taste
M&S extra virgin olive oil
for drizzling
For the Arabic salad
2
M&S Collection cherry vine tomatoes
cut into large dice
2
baby cucumbers
cut into large dice
1
M&S Remarksable Value red pepper
deseeded and cut into large dice
1
iceberg lettuce
cut into large dice
25 g
cut mint
leaves roughly chopped
1 tsp
ground cumin
For the Mujadara
1 L
sunflower oil
to deep fry
4 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
2 tbsp
cold sparkling water
2
M&S Remarksable Value brown onions, finely diced
2 tbsp
sunflower oil
2 tsp
cumin seeds
2 tsp
coriander seeds
1/4 tsp
ground turmeric
3/4 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp
ground ginger
250 g
M&S basmati rice
100 g
cooked green lentils
15 g
cut coriander, chopped
Nutrition per serving
Calories
3085kcal
Fat
257.8 g
Saturates
24.1 g
Sugars
30.7 g
Salt
444.8 mg