King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World

Morning

• Azerbaijani Kukusa with Swiss Chard and Herbs
• Smoky Shakshuka with Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant
• Matzo Brei
• Chilaquiles (Mexican “Matzo” Brei)
• Tunisian Brik with a Fried Egg
• Spinach-Feta Burekas
• New Old-Fashioned Bagels
• Rickshaw Rebbetzin’s Thatte Idli (Indian Steamed Rice Dumplings with Nuts and Raisins)
• Csúsztatott Palacsinta (Hungraian Apple Pancakes)
• Shritzlach (Toronto Blueberry Buns)
• Delkelekh (Cheese Danish Pastries
• Sri Lankan Breakfast Buns with Onion Confit
• Arkansas Schnecken with Pecans
• Chocolate Babka
• Malai (Romanian Cornmeal Ricotta Breakfast Pudding)
• Putterkuchen (Butter Crumble Cake)

Starters

• Hummus with Preserved Lemon and Cumin
• Bazargan (Bulgur and Tamarind Dip with Nuts)
• Socca (Chickpea Pancakes with Fennel, Onion, and Rosemary)
• Caramelized Shallots and Goat Cheese Tarte Tatin
• Caponata Siciliana di Melanzane alla Giudia (Sicilian Eggplant Caponata Jewish-Style)
• Melanzana alla Giudia (Eggplant Jewish-Style)
• Cilantro Pesto
• Scourtins (Buttery Olive Biscuits)
• Falafel with Cilantro, Tahina Sauce, and Amba (Pickled Mango Sauce)
• Amba (Pickled Mango Sauce)
• Carciofi alla Giudia (Fried Artichokes Jewish-Style)
• Sambousak bei Tawa (Chickpea Pillows with Onions)
• Sweet and Sour Persian Stuffed Grape Leaves
• Chopped Chicken Liver
• Huevos Haminados con Spinaci (Long-Cooked Hard-Boiled Eggs with Spinach)
• Savory Pumpernickel Caraway Hamantashen with Caramelized Olive and Dried Plum Filling
• Halleq, Persian Haroset with Dates, Apples, Pistachios, and Pomegranate Juice
• Ferrara Haroset with Chestnuts, Pine Nuts, Pears, and Dried Fruits
• Brazilian Haroset with Apples, Dates, and Cashews
• Maine Haroset with Blueberries, Cranberries, and Ginger
• Nutless Haroset with Apples, Dried Fruit, and Wine

Salads

• Everyday Leafy Green Salad with My Favorite Vinaigrette
• Green Salad with Baby Lettuce, Flowers, and an Argan Oil Dressing with Shallots
• Homemade Herbed Labneh with Beets and Puy Lentil Salad Bowl
• Quinoa Salad with Squash, Feta, and Pecans
• Carrot Salad Indian-Israeli-Style
• Persian Cucumber and Radish Salad with Hungarian Paprika
• Matbucha (North African Cooked Tomato Salad)
• Herbert Samuel’s Tomato Salad
• Spanakit (Racha’s Spinach Salad with Walnuts and Cilantro)
• Melitzanosalata (Salonikan Eggplant Salad)
• Rama’s Eggplant and Pomegranate Salad with Aioli
• Bulgarian Red Pepper and Tomato Salad
• Tunisian Carrot Salad with Cumin, Coriander, and Caraway
• Moroccan Beet and Orange Salad
• Seven Sacred Species Salad with Wheat Berries, Barley, Olives, Figs, Dates, Grapes, and Pomegranate
• Tabbouleh with Apples, Walnuts, and Pomegranate

Soups and Their Dumplings

• Tchav (Chilled Soup with Sorrel, Rhubarb, and Other Greens
• Curried Beet Borscht with Apples and Ginger
• Minestra di Fagioli (White Bean Soup)
• Harira (Spiced Moroccan Vegetable Soup with Chickpeas, Cilantro, and Lemon)
• Jerusalem Sunchoke Soup with Celery Root and Silvered Almonds
• Winter Squash Soup with Coconut Milk and Hot Pepper
• Lentil Soup with Ginger and Cumin
• Hearty Russian Minestrone with Green Peas, Zucchini, and Dill
• Yemenite Chicken Soup with Dill, Cilantro, and Parsley
• Lagman (Noodle Soup with Meat, Red Peppers, and Green Beans)
• Abgoosht (Persian Chicken Soup with Gundi (Chickpea Dumplings))
• Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup
• Butternut Squash and Leek Soup with Kurdish Kubbeh (Meat Dumplings)

Breads

• Sabbath Breads
  • Pita Bread
  • Multi-Seeded Fennel-Flavored Challah
  • Vegan Challah
  • Defo Dabo (Ethiopian Sabbath Bread)
  • Spiced and Fried Matzo
  • Kubbanah (Yemenite Overnight Breakfast Bread)
  • Noni Toki (Bukharan Dome-Shaped Crisp Flatbread)
• Weekday Breads
  • Ka’ak (Middle Eastern “Pretzels”)
  • Pletzel (Onion and Poppy Seed Flatbread)
  • Pumpernickel Rye Bread
  • Potato Rolls

Grains and Such

• Crunchy Saffron Rice
• Hand-Rolled Couscous
• Fideos Tostados (Toasted Pasta in a Cinnamon-Spiked Tomato Sauce)
• Kishke (Stuffed Derma with VeMatzo Meal, Spices, and Onions)
• Orecchiette with Rosemary Oil, Chickpeas, and Broccolini
• Kasha Lasagne with Mushrooms and a Confit of Onions
• Jerusalem Kugel
• Sweet and Crunchy Kugel
• Matzo Muffins
• Farfl (Egg Barley Noodles with Fresh Thyme and Onions)

Vegetables

• Slow-Cooked Silky Spinach and Chickpeas
• Spinach with Pine Nuts and Currants
• Concia (Crispy Fried Zucchini with Garlic, Basil, and Balsamic Vinegar)
• Bulgarian Eggplant and Cheese Pasthida
• Grilled Eggplant with Tahina, Feta, and Pomegranate
• Vegetarian Tagine of Peppers, Onions, Zucchini, Eggplant, and More
• Slightly Sweet and Sour Cabbage
• Whole Roasted Head of Cauliflower with Whipped Feta and Goat Cheese
• Green Chile Relleno Latkes
• Pomodori a Mezzo (Baked Tomato Halves)
• Kolokuthaokeftedes (Zucchini Fritters)
• Yuca Latkes with Cilantro Cream
• Mashed Sweet Potato Latkes with Zhug
• Paprikás Krumpli (Hungarian Roasted Potatoes with Onions)
• Sweet Plantain Guava Kugel

Fish

• Sarde in Saor (Sweet and Sour Sardines with Pine Nuts and Raisins)
• Escoveitch with Salmon and Scotch Bonnet Peppers
• Aharaimi (Arctica Char in a Spicy Tomato Sauce)
• Salmon Gefilte Fish Mold with Horseradish and Beet Sauce
• Gravlaks with Mustard Sauce
• Pickled Herring Spread
• Herring and Apple Bites with a Dill and Caper Dipping Sauce
• Bene Israel Fishy Curry with Fresh Ginger, Tamarind, and Cilantro
• Haddie Paddies (Nova Scotian Fried Haddock Cakes)
• Couscous con le Sard (Sardines with Fennels, Onions, Currants, and Pine Nuts over Couscous)
• Cod with Tomatoes, Dried Plums, Onions, and Pine Nuts
• Snapper with Preserved Lemon and Capers
• Brazilian-Belarusian Grouper with Wine, Cilantro, and Oregano
• Fish B’stilla with Rice Noodles and Vegetables
• Poached Salmon with Ginger-Cilantro Butter and Spinach

Poultry

• T’Beet (Baghdadi Sabbath Overnight Spiced Chicken with Rice and Coconut Chutney)
• Chicken with Eggplant and Swiss Chard
• Chicken Paprikash with Dumplings
• Fessenjan (Persian Walnut and Pomegranate Chicken Stew)
• Indian Chicken with Cardamom, Cumin, and Cilantro
• Syrian-Mexican Chicken with Apricot, Tamarind, and Chipotle Sauce
• Gondi Kashi (Rice with Turkey, Beets, Fava Beans, and Herbs)
• Hungarian Stuffed Chicken
• Double-Lemon Roast Chicken
• Roast Turkey with Challah-Chestnut-Cranberry Stuffing

Meat

• Lubia bel-Saeilk (Libyan Lamb or Beef Stew with White Beans and Spinach)
• Salyanka (Georgian Beef Stew with Red Peppers)
• Roman Stracotto (Beef Stew with Tomatoes, Wine, and Vegetables)
• Hamim-Cholent (Hybrid, Wandering Sabbath Stew)
• Iraqi False Mashi (Layered Swiss Chard, Beets, and Meat)
• Bukharan Plov with Beef, Carrots, and Cumin Seeds
• Kiftes de Prasa (Macedonian Leek and Meat Patties)
• Keftes Garaz (Syrian Meatballs with Cherries and Tamarind)
• Pastel di Carne con Massa Fina (Bulgarian Eggplant and Meat Pie)
• Tagliolini colla Crosta (Crusty Pasta with a Bolognese Salad)
• Moroccan Lamb Shanks with Caramelized Onions and Tanzeya (Dried Fruit Sauce)
• Slow-Cooked Brisket with Red Wine, Vinegar, and Mustard
• Braised Short Ribs with Almonds, Dried Plums, and Star Anise
• Home-Cured Corned Beef

Sweets

• Tahina Cookies
• Rugelach with Spicy Chocolate-Nut Filling
• Walnut-Almond Macaroons with Raspberry Jam Thumbprint
• Schokoladenwurst (Chocolate Sausage)
• Hamantashen with Poppy Seed, Chocolate, or Apricot Filling
• Kamishbroit with Guava
• Orange-Almond Mandelbrot
• Pizza Ebraica (Biscotti-Like Cookies with Dried Fruit and Wine)
• Salty Anise Butter Cookies
• Soufganiyot (Israeli Jelly Doughnuts)
• Croquante (Almond Brittle)
• Natillas (Spanish Custard)
• Dates in Brown Butter with Vanilla Ice Cream, Date Syrup, and Halvah Crumble
• Apple Kuchen
• Upside-Down Fruit Cobbler
• Free-Form Quince Babka
• Roman Ricotta Cheese Crostata with Cherries or Chocolate
• Fluden de Pasach (Cashew Nut Strudel with Guava and Lime)
• Classic American Cheesecake with a European Twist
• Aranygaluska (Hungarian Golden Pull-Apart Cake with Walnuts and Apricot Jam)
• Ginger Almond Sponge Cake with Cardamom and Pistachios
• Flourless Chocolate Cake
• Libyan Saefra (King Solomon’s Cake)