Thickly sliced eggplant brushed with a glossy pomegranate olive oil coating and broiled brings out an alluring, mouthwatering shade of mahogany.
While tomato kibbeh is at its finest at the height of tomato season, it tastes wonderful even with winter tomatoes.
This wintry, satisfying dish can be made with store-bought fresh egg noodles or, if you have time, you can make your own.
The natural bite of the radishes is balanced by fresh basil, orange segments, and a simple citrus dressing.
This cool, pale-green sauce of lime, chile and coriander was inspired by Somali chef Jamal Hashi. Every day he makes a bowl of it for his Safari Express food stand in Minneapolis’ Global Market, and every day, he runs out. Jamal remembers this sauce in Somalia, where people made it with what grew in their backyards — the ubiquitous lime trees, chile and coriander.
Bibimbap is vitality in a bowl, from your very own kitchen.
For the salad, assemble:
These onions have the perfect herbal tones to complement a great gin martini or a Bloody Mary.
If you don’t have sugar snaps, the carrots and radishes are great partners à deux, but the peas add a nice texture and make a Palm Beach (Lily Pulitzer) color combination.
Sitting in my kitchen back in London with the holiday blues, I devised this recipe as a way of transporting me back to the exotic, calming world that is Sri Lanka’s southern coast.