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PREPARATION METHOD
INGREDIENTS
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F R O M PA L E S T I N E
PALESTINIAN RECIPES
Rooted in time& tradition
F R O M PA L E S T I N E
PREMIUM‘OM AL-FAHEM’
ALMONDSLarge creamy almonds
for snacking and cooking
Total time required:60 minutes Serves 4
Put the vinegar, onion and dates in a small bowl. Add a pinch of salt and mix well with your hands. Leave to marinate for 20 minutes, thendrain out any residual vinegar and discard.
Meanwhile, heat the butter and half the olive oil in a medium frying pan. Add the pitta and almonds and cook them on a medium heat for 4-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pitta is crunchy and golden brown.
Remove from the heat and mix in the sumac, chilli and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Set aside to cool
When you are ready to serve, toss the spinach leaves with the pita mix in a large mixing bowl. Add the dates and red onion, remaining olive oil, lemon juice and another pinch of salt.
Taste for seasoning and serve immediately.
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1 tbsp white winevinegar
½ medium red onion,thinly sliced
100g pitted Medjouldates, quarteredlengthways
30g unsalted butter
2 tbsp Fairtradeolive oil
2 small pittas, 100g,roughly torn into 4cmpieces
75g whole Fairtradealmonds, roughlychopped
2 tsp sumac
½ tsp flaked chilli
150g baby spinachleaves, washed
2 tbsp lemon juice
Salt
Baby Spinach with Fairtrade almonds and Medjoul dates
(Adapted from Jerusalem: A Cookbook by
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi)
In this mouthwatering recipe from chefs Sami Tamimi
and Yotam Ottolenghi, the succulence of dates beautifully
complements the crunchy almond and pitta mixture.
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visit www.zaytoun.org or call 0845 345 4887
Zaytoun’s dates are the sweet and
succulent Medjoul variety, grown in the
sunshine of the Jericho valley. Medjoul
dates are known as the “king of dates”
because of their large size, superior taste
and nutritional benefits. Rich in iron and
potassium, and easily digested, Medjoul
Dates are popular with athletes and there
is evidence that they are of great benefit
to pregnant women and nursing babies.
Involving a complex and labour intensive
farming process, Dates are amongst the
world’s oldest cultivated fruits and have
been indigenous to Palestine for
millennia.
PALESTINIAN RECIPESZaytoun’s Dates and Almonds
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From the delicate pink blossoms in the
spring, through the rich velvety green of
the young nuts, to the ripe golden harvest
in July – Palestine’s almond trees lend
colour and beauty to the terraced hillsides.
These Om al – Fahem almonds are named
after the town where farmer Hassan Asa’ad
first planted this particular type of almond
tree with its sweet flavoursome nut.
Almonds have long been grown in Palestine,
and harvesting them is a family affair.
We celebrate the sun-drenched beauty and
taste of Palestine captured in our Fairtrade
almonds, knowing that the families that
tend their trees through the year are
guaranteed a fair price for their work, and
an opportunity to sell their harvest.