Chef Zissie is a popular chef based in Jerusalem. She also helps people around the world plan healthy, delicious meals via her website chefzissierecipes.com, which is full of creative recipes like this one below.
After trying our Galilee Green Olive Oil she exclaimed, “it is so light and refreshing with a very balanced and non overwhelming flavor!”
So I asked her to come up with some recipes using our Galilee Green olive oil. We recently shared her yummy Salmon Tomato Salad Recipe with you. Here’s another great one!
Says Zissie, “This is just so pretty and so simple! Feel free to use garlic powder instead but it won’t be as amazing!”
Black Sesame Sweet Potato Salad
Ingredients:
4 sweet potatoes thinly sliced
1/4 cup Galilee Green extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon zaatar spice blend
4 cloves garlic zested
1 teaspoon salt pink Himalayan
4 scallions sliced
1/2 cup fresh basil stems removed, chopped
2 limes juiced
1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
1/4 cup pistachios optional
1/4 cup black sesame seeds
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425°F. Prepare a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
Add the sweet potatoes, olive oil, zaatar, garlic and salt. Mix well and bake for 30 minutes, until crisp and golden.
Remove and place on serving platter. Add the scallions, basil, lime juice, feta, pistachios and sesame seeds.
Drizzle with a bit more olive oil and serve warm or room temperature.
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