φThe most iconic and beloved lentil dish in Israel and throughout the Arab world is mejadara, a complete one-dish meal of rice and lentils gently flavored with sweet and earthy spices like cinnamon and cumin and topped with crispy fried onions. In Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s 2012 cookbook entitled Jerusalem, he describes mejadara as “as comforting as it gets in Jerusalem.” vegan, made without gluten and freezes perfectly.



