Bulgur Salad

Ingredients 2 cups of bulgur 2 tablespoons olive oil 5 cups of vegetable stock 4 tablespoons tomato puree 5 drops of Tabasco Salt, pepper, Maggi 250 grams of tomatoes 5 drops of lemon juice 1 small cucumber 1 large red capsicum 3 spring onions 3 tablespoons vinegar, preferably ‘Aceto Balsamico’ Directions Bring the vegetable stock to the boil and add […]

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Patates Salatasi – Potato Salad

Ingredients Basil (fresh) 3-4 sprigs Mint 1/4 bunch Red pepper 1/4 teaspoon Green Onion 5 medium size Black Pepper 1/4 teaspoon Water 2 cup Olive Oil 6 piece Salt 1 2/3 teaspoon Olive Oil 6 tablespoon Lemon juice 4 tablespoon Directions Cook potatoes in 2 cups of water for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Peel and cut into 1 cm […]

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Semizotu Salatasi – Purslane Salad

Ingredients 1/2 kilo purslane 1 green pepper 2 tomatoes spring of fresh mint 1 tblsp oil, juice of half a lemon, salt, 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs Directions Wash the purslane and pick off the leaves. Remove the stalk and seeds from the pepper and cut up small. Dice the tomatoes and coarsely chop the mint. Mix with oil, lemon and […]

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Eggplant Purée (Begendi)

Ingredients 6-8 medium sized eggplants 2 glasses of milk 2 tablespoons of flour 100 gr. margarine salt and pepper and grated cheese (optional). Directions Put the margarine, flour and milk into a saucepan, place over moderate heat and sauté for 2 minutes, making sure that the flour doesn’t turn golden, and add salt and pepper. This is called meyane (béchamel […]

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Lahanali Havuc Salatasi [Cabbage-carrot salad]

Ingredients six cabbage leaves 2 teaspoons of salt 4 medium carrots 3 and 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of lemon juise Directions Wash vegetables and drain. Shred cabbage finely. Sprinkle with one teaspoon of salt. Mix thorougly. Combine cabbage and grated carrots in a bowl. Beat olive oil, lemon juice and one teaspoon of salt. Sprinkle […]

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Humus

Ingredients 175 g (6 oz.) chick-peas, picked clean and soaked overnight To Garnish: 1 or 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil, A little cayenne pepper or paprika 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons tahini paste (optional, but add more oil if not used) Juice of 1 and a half lemons 1 and a half teaspoons ground cumin 4 tablespoons […]

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Fava (Fava Bean Salad)

Ingredients 1 cups dried broad beans 2 cups of water 1/2 cup olive oil 2 teaspoons salt 1/3 cup olive oil Fresh dill Directions Serving Size: 8 Preparation Time: about 2 hours a) Put 2 cups of cold water and ½ cup of olive oil and salt in a pan and let it boil b) Add the broad beans and […]

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Cerkez Tavugu – Circassian Chicken

Ingredients 4 lbs. boneless chicken breasts 2 cups shelled walnuts 5 lbs. with bones 3 slices French bread (enough for 1 cup crumbs) 2 medium onions, quartered 1 clove garlic 1carrot, scraped, trimmed and cut into chunks A pinch of cayenne or hot paprika 1/4 cup whole sprigs parsley 2 tsp. paprika 2 bay leaves 3 tbsp. walnut or olive […]

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Piyaz (Bean Salad)

Ingredients 2 glasses of dried Haricot Beans 4 glasses of water 1 dessert spoonful of salt Dressing: 10 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoonful of salt, 1 teaspoonful of boiled beans, ½ glass of sesame oil, ½ glass of lemon juice, ½ glass of water On Top: 1 glass of chopped parsley, 2 boiled eggs Directions Pick over the beans, wash, […]

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