This is Sami Tamimi's mom's take on a typical Israeli chopped salad, made more comforting by the creamy buttermilk dressing and the untoasted pita.
“Reprinted with permission from Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, copyright © 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.” Photo credit: Jonathan Lovekin © 2012