Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi Yotam Assaf Ottolenghiis an Israeli-born British chef, recipe writer and restaurant owner...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth14 December 1968
CountryIsrael
addition freshness gives normally
The addition of vinaigrette to freshly roasted vegetables gives them a freshness and juiciness they don't normally have; the acidity brings out new shades of flavour, too.
melt
Taleggio is the perfect cheese to melt over a warm dish.
vegetables light way
Just-poached vegetables show off their natural attributes and taste fresh and light in a way you never get with roasting or frying.
winter oil juice
The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.
cooking breakfast brunch
Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating.
home thinking years
It is more than twenty years since we left the city. This is a serious chunk of time, longer than the years we spent living there. Yet we still think of Jerusalem as our home. Not home in the sense of the place that you conduct your daily life or constantly return to. In fact, Jerusalem is our home almost against our wills. It is our home because it defines us, whether we like it or not.
syrup depth wonderful
Date syrup is a natural sweetener that has wonderful richness and treacly depth; I drizzle it over semolina porridge.
pasta cheese one-thing
Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
choices division vegetarian
You can be vegetarian and eat fish. Its your choice, just say: I am what I am. There are no hardcore divisions anymore.
essential needs roll room sure
When it comes to cooking pasta, the first essential is to make sure you have a big enough pot: it needs room to roll in the water while cooking.
cuts dish sweetness
Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing.
cereal resemble side similar though
Though not a true cereal but a fruit, buckwheat seeds resemble cereal grains and are often used in a similar way to rice, barley, bulgar or quinoa, usually as a side dish.
butter orange root
There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
absolute food height rice
The combination of lentils with rice or bulgur is the absolute height of Levantine comfort food. I could eat it every day.