Nawal’s Akub

Name: Nawal’s Akub
Cuisine: Israel
Ingredients: black pepper; 500 g akub, thorns removed; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 60 mls olive oil

Wild Thistle with Onion

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Galilean Kitchen

By Ruth Nieman

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

500 g akub, thorns removed
1 onion, finely chopped
60 mls

Asia
Israel
Side dish
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

chop the akub, using all the thistle (stems & heads) & place in a large bowl full of cold water, to keep fresh
place the chopped onion into a saucepan with the olive oil & cook gently until soft & golden, but not brown
drain the akub from the water & add to the pan with the onion, mix well & fry on a high heat for 1-2 minutes, then