For anyone who has ever visited the city of Jerusalem, it has a distinct style, tradition and, above all, taste. In Jerusalem, Sami Tamimi and Yotam Ottolenghi, author of the 2011 best-selling cookbook, Plenty, explore the tastes of their home city.
Both men were born in Jerusalem—Ottolenghi on the Jewish west side and Tamimi on the Arab east. No matter where you visit or live in Jerusalem, a fresh vegetable salad is a dietary staple. Whether you call it a fattoush, Arab salad, chopped salad or Israeli salad, each meal likely has some variation of this dish. This particular salad, "Na'ama's Fattoush," is a creation of Tamimi's mother. To try more recipes from Ottolenghi and Tamimi's childhood, including "Roasted chicken with Jerusalem artichoke and lemon" and "Spice cookies," click here. Be one of the first 5 to e-mail us for your chance to win a copy of Jerusalem. Standard contest rules apply. Update: Contest is now closed.