Recipe

This spinach dish is as delicious as it looks. Soft through the yogurt, but also best seasoned with the coriander seed and plenty of black pepper. And crunchy because of the walnuts and almonds. Super tasty with a rice dish, such as the one from Iraq that you can find elsewhere on the site.

I once wrote a blog about it: lentils have an image problem. For all the wrong reasons, I say. Because lentils are delicious. And very delicious and versatile to prepare. This is one of them. Sweet and spicy.

This is one of the most important cooking discoveries of the year for me. You cook this rice the Iraqi way and believe me, that is very different from what you are used to. And with a result that you are not used to either. Rarely eaten such delicious rice. And also so beautiful. I found it in the Iraqi cookbook ‘Noomi’. And kudos kudos kudos for sharing because this is an ultimate prize winner.

I feel like a guest from our restaurant when I hear myself say: “I don’t really like potatoes, but so….” Use delicious large jacket potatoes for this dish. The really sturdy ones. Delicious. The combination of the sweet soy sauce, the spicy harissa and the earthy tahina is magical. People are licking their fingers. And quite rightfully so.