Hi and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. Much of the talk here at NYT Cooking headquarters has been focused on the resplendent Samin Nosrat and her latest project: Her 10 essential Persian recipes, the dishes that to her encapsulate the cuisine she grew up with in her Iranian-American home in San Diego. Is this weeknight food in the “I'm just catching the train now — oh wait I forgot my work ID at my desk but I’m late and wait what’s for dinner” sense? (Except for the yogurt and the Shirazi salad, that is, with cucumbers and tomatoes. For the non-make-ahead cooks, I see you, and I’ve got light, sharp, speedy recipes below.

Source: New York Times May 17, 2019 16:30 UTC