Please note that this is a menu of foods prepared without gluten-containing ingredients. It would be helpful to let your server know whether your gluten issues are severe, so that we can take extra care with your food. However, we cannot guarantee any food to be completely free of allergens. We bake wheat bread daily in our kitchen. We also use nuts in many items and peanuts in some specials, and we regularly prepare products using milk, soy, egg and seafoods. If you have a severe food allergy, please ask for a kitchen consultation so you can make an informed decision. We reserve the right to add an 18% gratuity to parties of 5 or more, and/or a $1 per person plate charge for desserts brought to Salaam from outside.
The following dishes are preceded by your choice of salad or soup; choose the Salaam, Ann s, or Hilarie s salad, or a cup of soup (Harira, Roasted Red Pepper-Coconut, or possibly a gluten-free soup of the day; check with your server.) Lamb Rib Chops: Pasture-raised Halal New Zealand lamb grilled with our signature Turkish pepper rub, with a medley of grilled vegetables and basmati rice pilaf 24 Lamb Kabob: Tender cubes of Halal lamb loin chargrilled in an Turkish marinade, with Snowville yogurt, a medley of grilled vegetables and basmati rice pilaf 25 Shish Tawook: Tender Gerber naturally-raised boneless chicken, chargrilled in a lemony marinade with Snowville yogurt, a medley of grilled vegetables and rice pilaf 19 Flatiron Steak: RL Valley Ranch 8-oz beef flatiron, chargrilled with our signature Turkish pepper rub and served with a medley of grilled vegetables and basmati rice pilaf 19 Ribeye Steak: RL Valley Ranch Ribeye steak, chargrilled with our flavorful rub and served with a medley of grilled vegetables and basmati rice pilaf 25 IF YOUR GLUTEN ISSUES ARE SEVERE, PLEASE REQUEST NO PAPADUM WITH YOUR CURRY. WHILE OUR PAPADUM ARE NOT MADE WITH GLUTEN-CONTAINING INGREDIENTS, THEY ARE COOKED IN A FRYER IN WHICH WE OCCASIONALLY COOK GLUTEN-CONTAINING FOODS. Coconut Chicken Curry: Mildly spiced, with Gerber naturally-raised chicken, basmati rice and papadum; with coriander chutney and cucumber raita on request 18 Vegan Vegetable Curry: Lots of fresh vegetables in a tomato and coconut curry sauce, over basmati rice with papadum; with coriander chutney on request 17 Vegan Vegetable Curry with Tofu: Our vegetarian curry, as above, but with fried tofu added, served over basmati rice with papadum; coriander chutney on request 19 Samak bi Tahini: An 8-oz fillet of sustainably-raised barramundi, baked and topped with tahini-lemon sauce, fresh arugula and tomatoes 18
Baba Gannoush: Chargrilled eggplant, lemon and sesame tahini, with Shagbark corn chips half 5, full 8 Hummous: Blended chickpeas, lemon, and sesame tahini, with Shagbark corn chips half 4, full 7 Dolmas: Six rice-stuffed grape leaves with fresh lemon and olives 6 Meze Platter: All of the above plus roasted red peppers & olives; great to share 12 Falafel: WHILE THESE ARE NOT MADE WITH GLUTEN-CONTAINING INGREDIENTS, PLEASE NOTE THAT THEY ARE COOKED IN A FRYER IN WHICH WE OCCASIONALLY COOK GLUTEN-CONTAINING FOODS. Eight discs of fried seasoned ground chickpeas, with tahini lemon sauce 7 Labneh: Quenelles of creamy Kefir cheese, drizzled with honey, topped with spiced toasted pumpkin seeds, and served with Shagbark corn chips 8 Salaam Salad: Our signature garden salad, with walnuts, feta and a side of pomegranate vinaigrette. Small 5; large 7 Ann s Salad: Mixed greens with scallions, candied pecans, oranges and a side of sweet apple cider vinaigrette. Small 5; large 7 Hilarie s salad: Creamy goat cheese, craisins, sliced almonds and red onions on mixed greens, with balsamic honey vinaigrette small 5; large 7 Gluten-free Salad Sampler: A platter of our Salaam, Hilarie s and Ann s salads, with a scoop of hummous 13 Grilled Beet Salad: Grilled chicken, grilled beets, crumbled mild chevre, red onion and sliced almonds on a bed of greens; side of honey balsamic dressing 15 Here at Salaam, we take a lot of pride in our salads, made with local greens when available and Green Edge Gardens microgreens year-round. We ve chosen the house-made dressing that we think best complements each salad, but feel free to mix and match if you prefer. Take home a 12-oz bottle of our signature Pomegranate Vinaigrette for $7.
Harira: A bowl full of our hearty vegan version of an Arabic tomato and lentil stew 5 Roasted Red Pepper-Coconut: A creamy vegan soup. cup 4.5 bowl 7 Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Beers and wines are also available; ask for a menu. By law, we may not allow you to bring your own alcohol into the restaurant. Freshly made! Ask your server for today s selection. Free refills 3.00 3.00 Green Tea: Moroccan Mint, Jasmine Blossom, Pomegranate Raspberry, Fusion Green and White Black Tea: English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Decaf Earl Grey, Orange Spice, Chai Spice Herbal Infusions: Meyer Lemon, Peppermint, Mango Passionfruit, Strawberry Pomegranate Red Tea, Wild Raspberry, Yumberry Blackcurrant, Chamomile, Licorice Spice Glass of ice-cold Snowville milk 3.00 EXCELLENT Athens Own Dawn Chorus fair trade coffee (with free refills) 3.00 Starbucks Iced Mocha Cappuccino $3.50 We re lucky to have Snowville Creamery, a local dairy, supplying us with lightly pasteurized, unhomogenized cream, milk, half-and-half, yogurt and crème fraiche. We use a mild domestic cow feta in our spanakopita and salads. We serve grass-fed Halal lamb from New Zealand and Australia, raised without growth hormones or antibiotics. Our steaks are local RL Valley Ranch beef, hand-cut by the experts at the Butcher and Grocer in Columbus (who also supply us with stock bones and ground beef.) We use only fish and seafoods from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Best Choice and Good Alternative lists. Green Edge Gardens supplies us with microgreens year round, and some other vegetables in season. We also purchase from the Chesterhill Produce Auction, Athens Farmer s Market and various independent producers. According to an old proverb, Turkish coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. Ours is. 3.75 We purchase our eggs locally through Green Edge Gardens. With whipped cream! 3.00 We buy our coffee from Athens Own/Dawn Chorus. It s roasted at the Silver Bridge Coffee Company, and ground fresh at Salaam daily. Glass of apple or orange juice 3.00 San Pellegrino sodas: Aranciata (orange) 3.00 Limonata (lemon) 3.00 Pepsi, Diet Pepsi or Sierra Mist 2.50 a glass of fine local Athens tap water (filtered!) Free, of course! Schweppes Sparkling Water 2.50 Our chicken is naturally raised Gerber cage-free chicken from here in Ohio. The oil on our tables is an excellent California extra-virgin olive oil. For cooking, we use a Greek extra-virgin olive oil, along with butter and sunflower oil, and we use sunflower oil in our fryer.