Though this salad is a modern creation, it uses several ingredients that were common in ancient and medieval Jewish cuisine. Related Arugula, chickpeas and onions are all mentioned in both the Tanakh and the Talmud, and appeared in many Jewish cuisines throughout history. This simple salad serves as a light meal or a protein- and…
This salad contains homemade pickled onions, which wake up a slew of recipes. Chef Michael Solomonov came up with them because he realized raw onions didn’t always appeal to the American palate. “So the quick-pickle treatment is really attractive,” he said. “You can eat a bunch of it. It’s nice, it’s refreshing, but it’s still…
Fresh kirby cukes from the farmers’ market are the foundation of an excellent — and very easy — cold cucumber soup (left) and a sweet-and-sour salad from Carol Ungar’s cookbook, “Jewish Soul Food.” There’s nothing like a just-picked summer cucumber from the farmers’ market — or the garden, if you happen to be so lucky….
We substituted shallots for the onion in this recipe because we had them on hand and loved the look of the purple color against the green of the cucumber. Uborka salata, Hungarian Jewish sweet-and-sour cucumber salad, actually benefits from a long stay in the fridge. That’s why it is such a perfect choice for Seudah…
Green couscous with mint pesto (above) is among the many meatless dishes we’ve gathered from our food section — a sumptuous sampling of our favorite vegetarian main courses, salads, sides and soups. Mains _ (above)._ Artichoke Stew With Farro Asparagus Tart With Brie Chickpea Pizza With Harissa and Spinach Mayim Bialik’s Dilled Chickpea Burger With…
A splendid Parisian summer, captured in a bowl of spicy shredded carrots. Say Paris, and most people envision the Eiffel tower, a pyramid of colorful macarons, a bicycle ride with a baguette poking out of the front basket. But Paris for me is captured in a bowl of spicy shredded carrots. A cross between traditional…
This is an occasional column in which the writer evaluates a cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing the dishes with friends and asking her guests what they think of the results. She recently cooked her way through “The Silver Platter: Simple to Spectacular Wholesome, Family-Friendly Recipes” by Daniella Silver With Tips & Techniques…
This gorgeous salad from “The Silver Platter” is refreshing, clean and simple. As an almost-all-green salad with very few ingredients, the unique cut on the sweet snap peas exposing the tiny green treasures hidden within makes it so elegant to present. Read the cookbook review: Taste Testing “The Silver Platter” “Silver Platter” Wild Rice With…
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