This dish is one of my favourite discoveries of the Beirut trip. A number of people told us that we had to have Armenian food while we were there. Armenians have lived in Lebanon for centuries and many now live in the Bourj Hammoud neighbourhood of Beirut. The salad can be served hot or cold. We had it warm and when I made it at home I loved it warm and refrigerated some to try cold. It was really good cold. So I think you have many options of how and where to serve it. Cold, it will make a superb replacement for a pasta or potato salad at a barbecue. Pack it in for a picnic lunch for a delicious side dish with loads of flavour. And come winter, I will be serving it warm with many stews and slow roasts. Adapted from The Gutsy Gourmet.

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