Wednesday, May 8, 2013

sauté of chickpea, summer squash and bok choy

This is my entry for the I Heart Cooking Clubs blog this week. It is a dish by Yotam Ottolenghi, author of Jerusalem, a stunningly illustrated and wildly popular cookbook about the flavors of the city. A city I've visited, but not fully explored.

The original dish called for Swiss chard and butternut squash but I was feeling like something lighter and more spring-like. And, to be perfectly honest, I had bok choy and zucchini in my fridge already. Another amendment I made was to add two extra teaspoons of cumin to the mixture since it seemed a bit bland, but I may not have had all the correct proportions going on. It turned out really delicious. I love cooking with cumin. Must do it more often. The cilantro leaves really make the dish sing.

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5 comments:

  1. I've made the original dish before and it's pretty great but I love your summery version! So fresh flavored!

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  2. I like the seasonal changes you've made. This does sound nice and light. (Doesn't hurt that I like zucchini more than butternut!)

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  3. I think I like your summer version even better. Cumin is my favorite so extra is always welcome! ;-)

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  4. I love how you switched it up using zucchini instead. I think this would make a perfect lunch! I giggled when you said that you added cumin. I think cumin is one of my favorite spices. I cleaned out my spice cabinet and found 4 jars of it!

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  5. Great dish, and I love that you changed things up to suit the ingredients you had on hand. Cumin is definitely one of my favourite spices too.

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