Recipe: Ortine’s Mediterranean Platter

updated Feb 3, 2020

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We are really excited about this recipe from Sarah Peck, the head chef at charming Brooklyn eatery Ortine. We just did a kitchen tour of Ortine, and Sarah gave us this recipe to share with you. The thing is, though, it’s really five recipes!

These recipes make up a popular dish at Ortine, a bright and delicious Mediterranean platter. We love how original some of these little bites are; the loose formula for Five Bean Salad leaves room for improvisation with cupboard staples, and the Spiced Roasted Nuts would be good with or without the rest of the platter!

Ortine’s Mediterranean Platter
courtesy of Sarah Peck

Five Bean Salad
Fresh string beans cut in small pieces, blanched in salted water
Black beans, adzuki beans, canelinni beans, chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked for 45 min-hour
2 red bell peppers in a medium dice
2 red onions, medium dice
1 tbsp. cumin
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil

In sauté pan, cook onions and cumin in olive oil on medium heat until translucent, then add red bell peppers and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, mix all five beans, onions, and peppers with salt and pepper to taste, then drizzle with olive oil.

Hummus

2 cups Chickpeas
2 tbsp. Tahini
2 tbsp. Lemon juice
3 tbsp. Olive oil
Salt to taste
1 clove garlic

Soak chickpeas overnight, drain and rinse and boil for 45 min-hour. Once soft, drain the chickpeas but keep the cooking liquid in a separate container. In a food processer, blend chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and garlic, then add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of the cooking liquid to thin it out to a smooth consistency. Garnish with paprika and olive oil.

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

Spiced Roasted Nuts

1 cup pecans,
1 cup walnuts
1 cup pumpkin Seeds
1 cup almonds
1 tbsp. cumin
1 tbsp. paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. olive oil

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, then bake on a sheetpan at 350°F degrees for 25 minutes.

Oven Toasted Flatbread

1 pita or other type of flatbread
Pinch of paprika
Pinch of salt and pepper
Drizzle of olive oil.

Cut pita into six concentric slices, then dress with paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil and bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

Curry Pickled Eggplant

3 large eggplants, sliced into ½ inch slices and cut into quarters
2 carrots, thinly sliced
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 tbsp. cumin
1 tbsp. turmeric
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil

Brine:
1 cup apple cider vinegar (any light colored vinegar will do)
4 cups water
4 tbsp. non-iodized salt
1 tbsp. raw sugar

Toss slices of eggplant in olive oil, then bake on a sheet tray on 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool, and place in a bowl with carrots and garlic. In a medium saucepan, bring water, vinegar, non-iodized salt, and sugar in to a boil. Take off the heat and pour into eggplant and vegetable mixture. Let the vegetables in the brine cool for a few hours to a day at room temperature, then transfer into jars and store in the refrigerator. The flavor of the pickle continues to bloom while refrigerated.

Also:
Mixed Olives
Carrot Slices

• Visit the Ortine Café website