There are all sorts of ways to get a meal on the table, depending on the sort of cook you are. One person’s idea of cooking simply is the next person’s culinary nightmare. For me, for example, it’s about being able to stop at my greengrocer on the way home, pick up a couple of things which look good, and make something within 20 or 30 minutes of getting home.Whatever our approach, it all looks effortless and easy when friends and family come to eat in our respective kitchens. This is only because we’ve worked out the way that suits us to make cooking simple, relaxing and therefore fun. It’s differentfor everyone. This idea, then – that there’s more than one way to get a meal on the table and that everyone has a different idea of which way is simple – is what Ottolenghi SIMPLE is all about. The reason I’m so excited about Ottolenghi SIMPLE is that it’s full of recipes which are still distinctly ‘Ottolenghi’ but are simple in at least one (but very often in more than one) way.
Bridget Jones's pan-fried salmon with pine nut salsa
“This is the dish Patrick Dempsey’s character tells Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones that he would have brought her on their imaginary second date in Bridget Jones’s Baby. ‘From Ottolenghi,’ says Dempsey, ‘delicious and healthy!’ And easy, we might add! What sounded like a bit of product placement on our part was, in fact, no such thing. The recipe didn’t even exist on our menu, so this is a retrospective acknowledgement” - Yotam Ottolenghi. This is an edited extract from Ottolenghi SIMPLE(Penguin Random House, RRP $49.99). On sale now.
Butterbean mash with muhammara
“Muhammara is a spicy Levantine dip of red capsicum and walnuts. It keeps in the fridge for 3 days, so double the recipe, if you like. It’s as lovely spooned into a cheese sandwich or served with grilled meat as it is as a dip. I’ve left the skins on the capsic*ms for ease, but remove them if you don’t want the texture. The mash can be made 3 days in advance – keep in the fridge in a separate container and bring back to room temperature before serving” - Yotam Ottolenghi. This is an edited extract fromOttolenghi SIMPLE (Penguin Random House, RRP $49.99). On sale now.
Soba noodles with lime, cardamom and avocado
“Scraping the seeds from 12 cardamom pods and crushing them might feel like a bit of a fiddle, just for 1/2 tsp, but it’s a few minutes well worth spending. Unleashing the fruity, floral and citrusy spice into the dish makes it really quite distinct. I like to eat this as it is for a quick lunch or light supper, or with some prawns or tofu stirred through just before serving. It also works well served alongside some pan-fried salmon or topped with a soft-boiled egg” - Yotam Ottolenghi. This is an edited extract from Ottolenghi SIMPLE (Penguin Random House, RRP $49.99). On sale now.
Gigli with chickpeas and za'atar
“Gigli means ‘lilies’ in Italian, and their floral wavy edges are a great vehicle for the chickpeas and anchovies in the sauce. Orecchiette (ears) or conchiglie (shells) are also good for scooping and work really well here, too” - Yotam Ottolenghi. This is an edited extract fromOttolenghi SIMPLE (Penguin Random House, RRP $49.99). On sale now.
Ottolenghi's mint and pistachio chocolate fridge cake
“This is called a chocolate fridge cake, but it should be seen as a bit of a larder cake as well, using what you have to hand – which is why this is a pantry recipe. Allsorts of different-flavoured chocolate (ginger chocolate, chilli chocolate and so forth), biscuits, nuts, dried fruit or alcohol can be used, instead of what’s listed here, depending on what you have in your pantry and what you like. The cake can be stored in the fridge, in a sealed container, for up to a week” - Yotam Ottolenghi. This is an edited extract from Ottolenghi SIMPLE (Penguin Random House, RRP $49.99).
Blueberry, almond and lemon cake
“For all the tins, trays and moulds that can be used to great effect in baking, there’s nothing quite like a simple loaf cake to reassure one that all is okay with the world.This is timeless, easy and also keeps well, for 3 days, stored in an airtight container at room temperature” - Yotam Ottolenghi. This is an edited extract fromOttolenghi SIMPLE (Penguin Random House, RRP $49.99). On sale now.
FAQs
130 brilliantly simple, brand-new recipes from the bestselling author of Plenty, Plenty More, Jerusalem and Ottolenghi- The Cookbook.
How many recipes are in Ottolenghi Simple? ›
130 brilliantly simple, brand-new recipes from the bestselling author of Plenty, Plenty More, Jerusalem and Ottolenghi- The Cookbook.
What is the title of Ottolenghi's latest cookbook? ›
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Ottolenghi Comfort, the new cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and co-authors Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller and Tara Wigley.
What is the best Ottolenghi? ›
Ottolenghi Classics
- Roasted pumpkin wedges with chestnut, cinnamon & fresh bay leaves. ...
- Roasted potatoes with caramel & Agen prunes. ...
- Char-grilled sprouting broccoli with sweet tahini. ...
- Cinnamon pavlova, praline cream and fresh figs (SWEET pg 291) ...
- Green herb salad. ...
- Roasted sweet potato with pecan and maple.
This cookbook will teach you how less is more in cooking. I cooked through all 140 recipes in this book, and I can confidently say that I loved 90% of the recipes. I constantly make at least 10 of these recipes, and can't recommend it enough.
Does Ottolenghi have a Michelin star? ›
So far, his books have sold 5 million copies, and Ottolenghi - although he has never even been awarded a Michelin star and without being considered a great chef - has successfully blended Israeli, Iranian, Turkish, French and, of course, Italian influences to create a genre that is (not overly) elegant, international, ...
Are Ottolenghi recipes difficult? ›
We cook a fair amount of Ottolenghi recipes at home, because he's one of the regular food writers in our regular newspaper (The Guardian). They are usually fairly simple recipes that focus on a good combination of flavours - even as home cooks, they're not nearly the most complicated things we make.
What is the most sold cookbook of all time? ›
Betty Crocker's Cookbook (originally called Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book) by Betty Crocker (1950) – approx. 65 million copies. When the Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book was published by the fictional Betty Crocker in 1950, its sales actually rivaled those of the Bible.
What does Ottolenghi mean? ›
Ottolenghi is a toponymic surname of Jewish-Italian origin which was originally an Italianised form of Ettlingen. Notable people with the surname include: Emanuele Ottolenghi, Italian political scientist. Giuseppe Ottolenghi, Italian politician and military leader.
Is Ottolenghi vegan? ›
The guy's an omnivore but his recipes are overwhelmingly vegetarian and vegan. His vegetarian (not vegan) cookbook Plenty< spent years near the top of Britain's bestseller lists.
If anything, Mr. Ottolenghi — tall and dapper, with salt-and-pepper hair, half-rim glasses and a penchant for pink-striped button-downs and black sneakers — should be a vegetarian pinup. But here's the rub: he eats meat. Apparently this is enough to discredit him in the eyes of the most devout abstainers.
Who owns Ottolenghi? ›
Ottolenghi began in a small shop in Notting Hill in 2002. Chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi were at the helm, creating a food shop, deli, restaurant, and bakery.
Which is the best Ottolenghi restaurant to go to? ›
7 Best Ottolenghi Restaurants In London
- Ottolenghi Islington.
- Ottolenghi Marylebone.
- Rovi Restaurant – Ottolenghi.
- Nopi Ottolenghi.
- Notting Hill Restaurant.
- Hampstead Ottolenghi's London.
This book is what it says in his title: simple. The inside was really simple, so simple it was blended. The recipes I found at times in simple, sometimes even boring.
How many cookbooks does Ottolenghi have? ›
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He has co-authored and published eight cookbooks, including Plenty and Jerusalem, SIMPLE , FLAVOUR , and his latest, Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love. Ottolenghi is also a weekly columist for The Guardian.
What is the best overall cookbook for beginners how to cook everything? ›
The Best Cookbooks for Beginners Who Can't Cook
- How to Cook Everything: The Basics by Mark Bittman.
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat.
- The Flavor Bible by Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page.
- The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. ...
- Alton Brown: EveryDayCook: A Cookbook.
The standard expectation is that a cookbook should have between 70 and 100 recipes, but larger compendiums have at least 200.
How many recipes are in the Avatar cookbook? ›
The book takes place during the time of Avatar: The Last Airbender up to the early days of Republic City. It collects 62 recipes.
How many recipes are there in the whole world? ›
If every man, woman and child alive today made a new recipe for breakfast, lunch and dinner for each day of his/her 80 year life, we only get to 6.13 x 10^14 number of recipes.
