Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018

Publisher Description

For their first major book since the trailblazing Zahav, Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook go straight to the food of the people—the great dishes that are the soul of Israeli cuisine.

Usually served from tiny eateries, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, or market stalls, these specialties have passed from father to son or mother to daughter for generations. To find the best versions, the authors scoured bustling cities like Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa, and sleepy towns on mountaintops. They visited bakeries, juice carts, beaches, even weddings. Their finds include meals in the hand like falafel and pita; juicy, grilled and roasted spice-rubbed meats; stuffed vegetables; a wealth of chopped vegetable salads; a five-minute fluffy hummus with more than two dozen toppings; pastries, ice creams, and shakes. Solomonov has perfected and adapted every recipe for the home kitchen. Each chapter weaves history with contemporary portrayals of the food. Striking photographs capture all its flavor and vitality, while step-by-step how-tos and closeups of finished dishes make everything simple and accessible.

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Recipes

In the Hand

Goldie Falafel
Tehina Ketchup
Schuq Tehina
Harissa Tehina
Amba Tehina
Fresh Green Garbanzo Falafel
English Pea Falafel
Green Garbanzo Falafel with Labneh and Pomegranate
English Pea Falafel with Herbed Tehina
Goldie Falafel Salad Vinaigrette
Pita Bread
HaKosem-Style Fried Eggplant
Baked Eggplant
Fire-Roasted Eggplant
Haminados
Classic Mango Amba
Apple Amba
Strawberry Amba
Battered Maitake Mushrooms
Potato-Leek Latke
Lamb Shoulder Shawarma
Chicken Thigh Shawarma
Rice Pilaf with Peas and Pistachios
Caramelized Fennel
Turkey Paillard
Opera-Style Chopped Salad
Cauliflower Shawarma
Druze Mountain Bread
Jerusalem Mixed Grill
Jerusalem Grill Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts
Chicken Schnitzel
Zucchini Schnitzel

At the Table

5-Minute Hummus with Quick Tehina Sauce
Shawarma Spice Blend #1
Shawarma Spice Blend #2
Shawarma Spice Blend #3
Hawaij Spice Blend
Fresh Harissa: North African Pepper Sauce
Fermented Harissa
Black Harissa: Black Garlic Chili Sauce
Peanut Harissa
Merguez Spice Blend
Muhammara: Red Bell Pepper Spread
Harif: Hot Sauce
Everyday Schuq
Tehina Chicken Salad
Saffron-Braised Chicken
Avocado with Peanut Harissa
Roasted Butternut Squash
Matbucha with Egg
Corn Salad
Onion Petals
Lima Beans with Tomato and Cinnamon
Ground Chicken with Amba
Japanese Eggplant with Muhammara
Salt-Roasted Kohlrabi with Garlic Chips
Carrots with Dukkah
Roasted Corn with Long Hots
Pickled Beets with Pistachios
Crispy Oyster Mushrooms
Charred Zucchini with Mint
Broccoli with Pine Nut Pesto
Braised CAbbage with Amba
Black-Eyed Peas
Lamb Meatballs
Ground Beef with Turkish Coffee
Pan-Roasted and Pickled Eggplant
Pan-Roasted Green Beans
Pan-Roasted Turnips with Dates and Harif
Charred Asparagus with Hazelnut Dukkah
Turkish Salad
Radish and Zucchini Salad with Mint and Nigella Seeds
Chopped Salad
Grated Carrots with Chiles
Matbucha: Moroccan Cooked Tomato-and-Pepper Salad
Cabbage with Onion, Sumac, and Dill
Abe Fisher Beet Salad
Roasted Eggplant with Peppers
Fattoush with Corn: Lebanese Salad with Crispy Pita
Dill Tabbouleh
Mofarket Al Abed: Egg Salad from Akko
Chirshi: Libyan Squash Salad
Carrot Chrain
Mshawashe: Arabic Bean Salad
Turkish Eggplant
Chickpeas with Baharat, Tomatoes, and Brown Butter
Quick Pickled Lemons
Pickled Watermelon
Chicken Liver Mousse
Pickled Green Tomatoes
Quick Pickled Cucumbers
Rye Bread
Pickled Mackerel
Cured Trout
Smoked Whitefish Dip
Chamo Kubbe
Opera Bean Soup
Yemenite-Style Veal Osso Buco with Yellow Rice
Lamb Shank Siniya
Tomato Bulgur
Couscous
Vegetable Tagine
Beef Tongue with Beans
Brisket Stewed with Black-Eyed Peas
Persian Meatballs with Beet Sauce
Stuffed Grape Leaves with Pomegranate Molasses
Tomato Sauce
Spicy Tomato Sauce
Chicken Wrapped in Chard
Mafroum: Libyan Stuffed Potatoes
Stuffed Eggplant
Arabic-Style Kebabs
Freekah Mujadara
Romanian Kebabs
Bulgarian Kebabs
Merguez Kebabs
Ground Veal on Cinnamon Sticks
Sirloin Shishlik
Whole Butterflied Trout
Tunisian-Style Grilled Tuna

From the Bakery

Khachapuri
Jachnun
Kubaneh
Grated Tomatoes
Malawach
Jerusalem Bagels
Olive Butter, Feta, and Tomato Toastim
Olive Butter
Salmon, Labneh, and Avocado Sandwich
Cured Salmon
Borekas
- Tomato Filling
- Eggplant Filling
- Kale and Feta Filling
- Potato and Olive Filling
Boreka Sandwiches
Konafi
Saffron Syrup
Malabi
Zalatimo
Yeasted Rugelach
Hamantaschen
Coconut Almond Basboosa
Mike Ran’s Mom’s Coffee Cake
Turkish Coffee
Easy Ma’amoul Cookies
Labneh Tart
Fried Challah Sufganiyot
Pistachio Cake
Sesame Brittle