Israeli Tomatoes Recipes

Israeli cuisine — Shakshuka, falafel, hummus and the vibrant flavours of Israeli cuisine — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Israeli cooks work with tomatoes, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, frying, boiling and baking.

Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with fine sea salt, olive oil, ground cumin, eggs, garlic and onion. The dishes here span israeli classics ready in as little as 15 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.