Type: Vegetables

April 11, 2022

Latkes

We would like to thank our friend Helen Goh, a true perfectionist if ever there was one, for perfecting this Ashkenazi Hanukkah…

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Sabih

This isn’t a Jerusalem dish. It was developed by Iraqi Jews settling in the 1950s in the city of Ramat Gan, near…

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Swiss chard with tahini, yoghurt & buttered pine nuts

Chard leaves are some of the most popular greens in Jerusalem. They have a fantastic sharp aroma and tend to hold their…

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Roasted potatoes with caramel & prunes

This is our little tribute to Tzimmes, a common Polish Ashkenazi sweet stew of carrots and dried fruit that in most of…

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Tabbouleh

‘If you want to find a good husband, you’d better learn how to chop your parsley properly,’ Sami’s mother sternly cautioned his…

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Chunky courgette & tomato salad

This is a variation on mafghoussa, a popular Palestinian salad or spread. The vegetables for mafghoussa were traditionally grilled on the ambers…

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Parsley & barley salad

We started off calling this ‘Barley and feta tabbouleh’, but the longer we spent with our recipes and sources the more we…

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Burnt aubergine with garlic, lemon & pomegranate seeds

This salad has the most wonderful smoky aroma and works well with grilled meat or fish, as well as with other dips…

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Charred okra with tomato, garlic & preserved lemon

Okra in the Middle East is smaller and much less sinewy than the type we usually get in Britain. It is very…

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