SC - Cilantro and Pine Nuts Salad

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Could this have been something the early Crusaders had eaten?

Cilantro and Pine Nuts Salad
 
 The famous Arab geographer al-Muqadasi, writing in the year
985 CE,
 noted among the marvels of Jerusalem pine nuts called
kadam, which
 are unrivaled anywhere on earth.
 
 Ingredients
 
      200 grams pine nuts
      Olive oil
      A bunch of fresh coriander  (cilantro)
      A bunch of fresh parsley
      Fresh lemon juice
      2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
      A little vinegar-wine I use balsamic vinegar)
      Salt
 
Roast the pine nuts carefully in a small pot on a low flame,
using a
little oil. It is important to stir constantly.
 
Don't do other things in the meantime! Stir all the time and
make sure
the pine nuts do not burn.

With a large, sharp knife chop the coriander and the
parsley, place
in a bowl and add the pine nuts, which have by now cooled.
 
Squeeze in lemon juice, drip in a little olive oil, season
with garlic,
vinegar-wine, and salt.
 
Taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve.
 
A few green onions, very thinly sliced, can be added to the
salad.