Some Ina Garten fans criticize her for the inaccurate name of the Barefoot Contessa recipe: ‘Make it better, Ina’
Ina Garten fans are calling the barefoot countess star for a recipe called Israeli salad. The Food Network host posted a photo of the dish on Instagram and many of her followers urged her to correct the incorrect name.
Ina Garten shared her Israeli vegetable salad recipe on Instagram
On July 28, Garten posted a photo on Instagram of her Israeli vegetable salad as part of a week-long series of recipes that are no-cook options for hot summer days.
“TOO HOT TO COOK FOR THE WEEK!! Israeli Vegetable Salad – A big puddle of creamy lemon hummus with a crisp tomato and cucumber salad on top,” she explained in the caption.
“It’s so satisfying and you don’t even have to turn on the oven!” she added.
How to Make Barefoot Contessa Israeli Salad Recipe
The recipe is a combination of homemade hummus topped with fresh vegetables from the garden.
Garten prepares the hummus by combining tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, sriracha, olive oil, salt and pepper in a food processor and blending until smooth and spreadable.
In a bowl, combine cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, red onion, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
To assemble the salad, the barefoot countess Star spreads hummus on a plate, then heaps the vegetable salad on top, sprinkles mint and salt on top, and drizzles with olive oil. Garten serves it with pita bread.
The full recipe is available on the Barefoot Contessa website.
Some fans called out Ina Garten about the name of the recipe.
While Garten’s post received a lot of love for the easy, fresh and healthy no-cook summer option, some of her followers pointed out that the recipe name is inaccurate.
“Ina, this is not an Israeli salad!” one person commented. “It is a very typical Palestinian Arab salad!”
Another follower commented: “This is a typical Egyptian salad for thousands of years, definitely before there was Israel! At least say Middle East.
One commenter said they didn’t want to be “political” but wanted the Food Network host to get it right. “For your information! My Palestinian grandmother used to make us this salad every night before Israel was established,” they wrote. “I hate to make this political, but you don’t come up with those names without doing some research of the region and getting the right information.”
One of Garten’s followers explained why the name of the recipe is important. “Food is closely linked to cultural pride and cultural recognition. It’s wonderful that other cultures have liked this dish as it’s so tasty, but it’s important to get it as a staple of Palestinian cuisine so we don’t mistakenly appropriate our culture. Not recognizing our food contributes to and supports the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people and our culture. I am glad that this dish is shared and we continue to highlight Palestinian dishes.”
One fan simply said, “Do better, Ina.”
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