These spiced lamb skewers are fantastic served with a cooling cucumber and yoghurt sauce.

Spiced, grilled chicken on delicately herbed couscous makes a lovely lunch or light dinner.

800g canned, rinsed, drained brown lentils can be used instead of the green lentils. Add them to the salad in step 5. Note

Do-ahead Florets can be cut 3 hours ahead. Note

Serve with couscous. Note

This soup is our take on the classic Greek avgolemono (which translates as egg and lemon). There are as many variations of this soup as there are Greek families, but the avgolemono mixture, added near the end of the cooking time, is always the crowning glory.

Serve these spiced chickpea fritters with cucumber, lettuce and a big dollop of kumara hummus wrapped in flatbread.

Moghrabieh is a pearl-sized couscous and is available from delicatessens, specialty food stores and some supermarkets.

Tabbouleh is a Levantine vegetarian dish traditionally made of tomatoes and finely chopped parsley.