[Photographs: Daniel Gritzer]
This sandwich works actually due to its contrasting flavors and textures, and is a good way to showcase the flexibility of this variation of ka’ak, an historic ring-shaped bread that could be a precursor to the modern-day bagel. The ka’ak is each crunchy on the surface and mushy on the within; the avocado provides a creamy and candy background to the brilliant notes of lemon and bitter notes of olives; the nice and cozy, griddled halloumi performs properly with the freshness of the avocado unfold; and the za’atar within the filling echoes the za’atar within the bread. Do attempt to supply the cracked inexperienced olives offered in Center Japanese grocery shops, as their taste is kind of completely different, carrying notes of bitterness and citrus not present in commonplace grocery retailer inexperienced olives.
