Jasmine brown rice verde with roasted chicken thighs, and fattoush salad

Living well in the 21st century. Limassol, Cyprus. A scoop of rice, one chicken thigh, parsley, red onion, pine nuts, and toasted pita bread on a white serving plate.

The process started out with the sumac spice, and memories of Jordan. I started going through all the recipes that sumac can be used in, and how I can combine them. I realized that two dishes are popular, fattoush and mussakhan. The salad and meat combined very well together as well as sumac spice. After that, I wrote all the ingredients down on a piece of paper. Also, looked into the flavor matrix book, and how to eat a peach by Diana Henry for guidance.

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