Category: salads
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Chicken Curry Salad
Before you proceed, know this: this is hands-down my most requested recipe. It’s that good. Years ago, my husband Daniel worked for JNF UK—a great job, never more so than the time they took a group with fancy cars from London to Jerusalem (yes, a boat and a plane were involved). I joined them for…
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Nira’s Fried Cauliflower Salad
Long before cauliflower was on every menu everywhere, my mother would make fried cauliflower as a pre-Shabbat treat. And like so much of the Sephardi Israeli food I grew up on, it was delicious because it was fried and served with love. Fried cauliflower is incredible straight from the frying pan, but if possible, my…
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Homemade Basic Tahini
I love tahini spread—I use it in multiple recipes on this site. This is my basic recipe, though you can easily buy store-bought prepared tahini. I find that it’s not only more economical but also easier to keep a jar of raw tahini in the pantry (or in the fridge once opened) and make the…
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Lettuce Salad
This is the kind of thing I always have the ingredients for in my fridge. It comes together in minutes, looks and tastes amazing. Not every recipe (especially a salad!) should be a production. Sometimes simple is delicious. This isn’t so much a recipe as it is a suggestion for a super simple salad that works every…
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Green Tahini and Herb Salad Platter
I love green tahini and Israeli produce so much that it inspired this visually stunning and addictive salad. Every time I serve it, it’s absolutely demolished! Just trust me—make a whole batch of green tahini, use half of it to serve alongside bread or crudités, and use the other half as the base of this…
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Green Tahini
Tahini dips—actually, all kinds of dips—together with bread, are staples of so many Israeli meals. Tahini, made from sesame paste, is an incredible source of protein and healthy fats. But don’t let the health benefits fool you; tahini is also deeply delicious. Here, I’ve taken the simple tahini my Savta Zahava used to make every…
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Rainbow Salad
If you ever need a salad in your arsenal, this is the one. This is the salad recipe that people most often request from me. It’s so crazy delicious that they come back to it time and again. I’ve included the dressing recipe here—it’s essential to making this salad what it is. That said, if you have…
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Tabouleh-like Couscous Salad
Tabbouleh is a salad of chopped fresh parsley and bulgur. A good tabbouleh has parsley as the main star, along with other ingredients commonly found in the Levant. In my version, I replace the bulgur with instant couscous, which is slightly softer and one of my pantry staples. This summery salad is a recipe I…
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Chicken Salad with Grapes & Butternut Squash
This is one of those chicken salads that just works. It’s my go-to dish before the Yom Kippur fast: hearty, nutritious, and full of the things that keep me satisfied longer. It also happens to be absolutely delicious. Feel free to substitute any ingredient that doesn’t work for you. For years, I’ve debated whether kale…
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Honey Tahini Dip
It has been an ancient Jewish tradition to celebrate the Jewish New Year—Rosh Hashanah—by dipping challah in honey. Many homes will do so at every meal during the Rosh Hashanah celebrations, and all the way through to the end of the Sukkot festivities. Throughout the year, we often dip challah in tahini, another firm favourite…