Best meze dishes for your barbecue
No barbecue is complete without a selection of tempting side dish recipes… Summer is here and with it, barbecue season. If you’re planning a barbecue, why not try something different to complement your grill? Here are some meze recipes that will really zing up your side dishes. Turkish-style slaw Serves 4 Juice of 1-2 lemons10 […]
Recipe: Chickpeas with winter vegetables and saffron
This Turkish recipe is a wintry version of turlu turlu, a version of ratatouille with chickpeas. Ingredients Method The original recipe uses aubergines, courgettes and peppers instead of root vegetables. Recipe courtesy of Delicious Magazine.
Cooking with Ozlem -Sautéed carrots and courgette/zucchini with walnuts in yoghurt
“This is a much-loved meze at home; the sweetness of sautéed carrots and courgette/zucchini works so well in garlicky yoghurt with dill. I added chopped gherkins, our tursu here (capers would work well too) here for a touch of tanginess and crunchy walnuts for added texture and flavour. A delicious dip that you can serve […]
Beet & Carrot Slaw with Garlicky Labneh
This sweet, tart and creamy jewel-toned slaw is filled with freshly shredded beets and carrots and tangy labneh. It can be served as a veggie starter or as part of a meze spread. Beet & Carrot Slaw with Garlicky Labneh Ingredients Serves 6 1 cup labneh or plain full-fat Greek yoghurt 1 small garlic clove, […]
Chakchouka – how do you like your eggs?
Chakchouka (also called shakshouka) is a Tunisian and Israeli dish of tomatoes, onions, pepper, spices, and eggs. This quick and easy one-skillet dish is similar to Turkish ‘Menemen’ and the Latin American breakfast dish ‘Huevos Rancheros.’ Makes a a tasty breakfast or light lunch. Ingredients Serves 4 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 ⅓ cups chopped onion […]
Zucchini (Courgette) Fritters with Feta and Dill – Kabak Mucveri
Courgette fritters with feta and dill; make Mucver a part of your meze table… Zucchini are the most widely available summer squash in Turkey. They are very versatile, used in many dishes and their flowers are perfect for stuffing. These wonderful vegetarian fritters are fantastic accompanied by garlic-infused yoghurt or a leafy salad and crusty […]
Herbs and spices to add to your pantry
” Herbs and spices are the magic ingredients without which many dishes are dull and flavourless” Herbs and spices are very important in Turkish cuisine. How many times do you choose a recipe and then realise you don’t have the necessary ingredients? It’s a good idea to stock up on the most important herbs and spices, […]
Recipe: Yağlı Patlıcan (aubergine with tomato sauce)
Yağlı patlıcan is a traditional homemade dish that is not very common in restaurants. The aubergines are fried making this dish quite oily. Roasting the aubergine instead makes the dish healthier. Can be served hot or cold with crispy pitta bread. Yağlı Patlıcan ( aubergine with tomato sauce) Ingredients 1 kg. fresh aubergines 4-5 green peppers […]
Recipe: Burned Milk Pudding (Kazandibi)
This delicate Ottoman milk pudding has a burned bottom layer that adds a toasted marshmallow, caramel-like flavour reminiscent of crème brûlée. Legend has it that one day the pudding was burnt by mistake. When the makers realised it was delicious, they burnt it deliberately. It takes patience and some stovetop skill to make this traditional […]
Baked Cauliflower with Feta, Dill and Onions (Karnabahar Mücveri)
An utterly delicious vegetarian Turkish appetizer from Ozlem’s Turkish Table, featuring cauliflower, flavored with feta cheese, onions, dill, parsley. Baking works very well here, the result is a lovely, light vegetarian dish; delicious hot or cold… “Inspired by the delicious Zucchini/courgette fritters with feta; Mucver, as we call it in Turkish, this time I made this wonderful […]