Moroccan Recipes

Traditional Moroccan recipes to cook at home, written the way we teach them in our Marrakech cooking classes — with real technique, not shortcuts.

Pastry

How to make Moroccan briouats — crisp filo pastry parcels filled with sweet almond paste and finished with honey.

55 minutes Medium

Soup

A traditional Moroccan tomato, lentil and chickpea soup, hearty enough to serve as a light meal on its own.

1 hour 10 minutes Medium

Salad

A smoky Moroccan cooked salad of roasted peppers and tomatoes, the classic companion to zaalouk.

40 minutes Easy

Salad

A smoky, garlicky Moroccan cooked eggplant and tomato salad, traditionally served as a starter with bread.

45 minutes Easy

Drinks

How to make Moroccan mint tea the traditional way, including the technique for pouring it from height.

15 minutes Easy

Couscous

How to make traditional Moroccan couscous the proper way — hand-steamed in stages over a seven-vegetable stew.

2 hours Advanced

Tagine

A vegan Moroccan vegetable tagine with seasonal vegetables and chickpeas, simmered in a warm spice base.

1 hour Easy

Tagine

A sweet-savory Moroccan lamb tagine with prunes, honey and toasted almonds — a classic special-occasion dish.

2 hours 20 minutes Medium

Tagine

A classic Moroccan chicken tagine recipe with preserved lemon and olives, slow-cooked for tender, deeply flavored meat.

1 hour 20 minutes Medium