Jerusalem: A Cookbook

Vegetables

• Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Fresh Figs
• Na’ama’s Fattoush
• Baby Spinach Salad with Dates & Almonds
• Roasted Eggplant with Fried Onion & Chopped Lemon
• Roasted Butternut Squash & Red Onion with Tahini & Za’atar
• Fava Bean Kuku
• Raw Artichoke & Herb Salad
• Mixed Bean Salad
• Lemony Leek Meatballs
• Kohlrabi Salad
• Root Vegetable Slaw with Labneh
• Fried Tomatoes with Garlic
• Puréed Beets with Yogurt & Za’atar
• Swiss Chard Fritters
• Spiced Chickpeas & Fresh Vegetable Salad
• Chermoula Eggplant with Bulgur & Yogurt
• Fried Cauliflower with Tahini
• Roasted Cauliflower & Hazelnut Salad
• A’ja (Bread Fritters)
• Spicy Carrot Salad
• Shakshuka
• Butternut Squash & Tahini Spread
• Spicy Beet, Leek & Walnut Salad
• Charred Okra with Tomato, Garlic & Preserved Lemon
• Burnt Eggplant with Garlic, Lemon & Pomegranate Seeds
• Parsley & Barley Salad
• Chunky Zucchini & Tomato Salad
• Tabbouleh
• Roasted Potatoes with Caramel & Prunes
• Swiss Chard with Tahini, Yogurt & Buttered Pine Nuts
• Sabih
• Latkes

Beans & Grains

• Falafel
• Wheat Berries & Swiss Chard with Pomegranate Molasses
• Balilah
• Basmati Rice & Orzo
• Saffron Rice with Barberries, Pistachio & Mixed Herbs
• Basmati & Wild Rice with Chickpeas, Currants & Herbs
• Barley Risotto with Marinated Feta
• Conchiglie with Yogurt, Peas & Chile
• Basic Hummus
• Hummus Kawarma (Lamb) with Lemon Sauce
• Musabha (Warm Chickpeas with Hummus) & Toasted Pita
• Mejadra
• Maqluba
• Couscous with Tomato and Onion

Soups

• Watercress & Chickpea Soup with Rose Water & Ras el Hanout
• Hot Yogurt & Barley Soup
• Cannellini Bean & Lamb Soup
• Seafood & Fennel Soup
• Pistachio Soup
• Burnt Eggplant & Mograbieh Soup
• Tomato & Sourdough Soup
• Clear Chicken Soup with Knaidlach
• Spicy Freekeh Soup with Meatballs

Stuffed

• Lamb-Stuffed Quince with Pomegranate & Cilantro
• Turnip & Veal “Cake”
• Stuffed Onions
• Open Kibbeh
• Kubbeh Hamusta
• Ruth’s Stuffed Romano Peppers
• Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb & Pine Nuts
• Stuffed Potatoes
• Stuffed Artichokes with Peas & Dill

Meat

• Jerusalem Mixed Grill
• Braised Quail with Apricots, Currants & Tamarind
• Roasted Chicken with Clementines & Arak
• Roasted Chicken with Jerusalem Artichoke & Lemon
• Poached Chicken with Sweet Spiced Freekeh
• Chicken with Caramelized Onion & Cardamom Rice
• Chopped Liver
• Saffron Chicken & Herb Salad
• Chicken Sofrito
• Kofta B’siniyah
• Beef Meatballs with Fava Beans & Lemon
• Lamb Meatballs with Barberries, Yogurt & Herbs
• Turkey & Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion & Cumin
• Polpettone
• Braised Eggs with Lamb, Tahini & Sumac
• Slow-Cooked Veal with Prunes & Leek
• Lamb Shawarma

Fish

• Panfried Sea Bass with Harissa & Roe
• Fish & Caper Kebabs with Burnt Eggplant & Lemon Pickle
• Panfried Mackerel with Golden Beet & Orange Salsa
• Cod Cakes in Tomato Sauce
• Grilled Fish Skewers with Hawayej & Parsley
• Fricassee Salad
• Prawns, Scallops & Clams with Tomato & Feta
• Salmon Steaks in Chraimeh Sauce
• Marinated Sweet & Sour Fish

Savory Pastries

• Red Pepper & Baked Egg Galettes
• Brick
• Sfiha or Lahm Bi’ajeen
• Ka’ach Bilmalch
• Herb Pie
• Acharuli Khachapuri
• Burekas

Sweets & Desserts

• Sweet Filo Cigars
• Ghraybeh
• Mutabbaq
• Semolina, Coconut & Marmalade Cake
• Poached Pears in White Wine & Cardamom
• Yogurt Pudding with Poached Peaches
• Cardamom Rice Pudding with Pistachios & Rose Water
• Muhallabieh
• Walnut & Fruit Crumble Cream
• Spice Cookies
• Chocolate Krantz Cakes
• Ma’amul
• Helbeh (Fenugreek Cake)
• Tahini Cookies
• Clementine & Almond Syrup Cake

Condiments

• Tahini Sauce
• Yogurt with Cucumber
• Baharat
• Dukkah
• Harissa
• Zhoug
• Pilpelchuma
• Labneh
• Preserved Lemons
• Quick Pickled Lemons
• Pickled Cucumbers with Dill
• Pickled Mixed Vegetables with Curry
• Pickled Turnip and Beet