 A meze of fresh and cooked vegetable salads, pickled cucumbers and other vegetables, hummus, ful, tahini and amba dips, labneh cheese with olive oil, and "ikra" is served at festive meals and in restaurants.Salads include Turkish salad (a piquant salad of finely chopped onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices), "tabbouleh", "carrot salad", marinated roasted red and green peppers, deep fried cauliflower florets, "matbucha", "torshi" (pickled vegetables) and various eggplant salads.Modern Israeli interpretations of the meze blend traditional and modern, pairing ordinary appetizers with unique combinations such as fennel and pistachio salad, beetroot and pomegranate salad, and celery and kashkaval cheese salad.