Veggie Sides and Salads

No Palestinian table is considered set without vegetable sides and salads. Not one big bowl of salad and a veggie or two, but a great big array of dishes all served in their own little bowls. A simple chopped salad will always be there, of cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, chillies and fresh herbs. Fattoush as well, using up yesterday’s leftover bread, now pulled into chunks and bulking out today’s salad. Sides of fried cauliflower and steamed carrots; cubes of roasted aubergine stirred through with bulgur; lentils with tahini and crispy onions: the list goes on and on. For those who like their vegetables, it’s a very happy sight.