
SIMANIM CHUMMUS DISH
Moshe & Dina Kahn

Ingredients & Method
Adapted from Busy In Brooklyn
Base:
Chummus (you can make your own, I use Obela)
Toppings:
1)Carrots:
3 medium carrots
1 clove garlic, crushed
¼ c olive oil
1 Tb lemon rind
¼ c coriander, roughly chopped
Grate carrots
Mix with:
Olive oil
Lemon Rind
Coriander
Garlic
2) Beetroot:
3 Beetroots
1 Tb olive oil
Juice of ½ lemon
Salt
Pepper
Handful of parsley- roughly chopped
Roast whole beetroot in oven wrapped in foil until soft (around 2 hours)
Unwrap and peel
Cut into wedges
Mix with olive oil, lemon, salt, pepper and parsley
3)Green Beans
¼ kg green beans
1 Tb olive oil
2 Clove garlic minced
½ Tb pomegranate molasses
Salt
Pepper
1 Tsp toasted sesame seeds
Heat oil in wok or skillet
Add green beans and sauté over high heat for 4-5 min
Lower heat and stir in garlic
Add pomegranate molasses, salt, pepper, sesame seeds.
4) Pumpkin
½ butternut pumpkin
2 Tb olive oil
2 tsp cumin
1 Tb honey
Salt
Cut pumpkin into cubes
Mix in bowl with olive oil, cumin, honey and salt
Roast on baking sheet for 30 min
5) Leeks
1 leek
2 Tb oil
Salt
Pepper
Cut green ends off leek and discard
Cut up leek into little squares
Heat olive oil on skillet
Add leeks
Sauté until caramelized and season to taste with salt and pepper
6) Pomegranate seeds
7) Pitted dates