Pastries & BakingMedium
Yumuşacık Ev Açması – Soft Turkish Acma Bread Recipe
Bakery-style Turkish açma, soft yeasted rings that pull apart in buttery layers.
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Turkish Spiral Borek with Minced Meat (Kıymalı Kol Böreği)
Yufka sheets soaked in a wash of milk, oil and egg are rolled around mince with onion, coiled into a spiral in the tray and baked until golden.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Eskişehir Çiğ Börek – Fried Meat Pastry Recipe
Eskişehir's famous fried pastry — thin dough stuffed with juicy spiced mince, deep-fried until puffy.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Turkish White Bean Salad with Tahini Dressing (Antalya Piyazı)
Boiled dried white beans are mixed with a tarator sauce of tahini, lemon, vinegar and garlic, then served with egg, tomato and onion.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Ev Yapımı Rus Salatası – Turkish Russian Salad (Olivier) Recipe
A classic Turkish side salad of potatoes, carrots, peas and pickled gherkins dressed with mayonnaise.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Cevizli Gavurdağı Salatası – Turkish Gavurdagi Salad with Walnuts Recipe
A finely chopped tomato and onion salad from Antep with walnuts, pomegranate molasses and olive oil.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Cevizli Tarator Sos – Turkish Walnut Tarator Sauce Recipe
A Turkish walnut, yoghurt and garlic sauce thickened with stale bread, the best friend of calamari.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Yeşil Mercimek Salatası – Green Lentil Salad Recipe
Hearty green lentil salad with pomegranate molasses, dill and roasted peppers.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Atom Mezesi – Spicy Yogurt Dip Recipe
Fiery garlic yogurt topped with sizzling butter and dried red chilli — a bold meze.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Patlıcan Közlemesi – Turkish Smoky Aubergine (Eggplant) Salad Recipe
A Turkish salad of fire-roasted aubergines and sweet red peppers, mixed with garlic, olive oil and lemon and served cold.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Sote Taze Fasulye – Turkish Sautéed Green Beans Recipe
Quick Turkish sautéed green beans cooked in olive oil with onion, garlic and grated tomato.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Etli Bezelye Recipe: Turkish Pea and Beef Stew
A classic Turkish home-style pea stew with meat.
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Olive-Oil DishesHard
Zeytinyağlı Lahana Sarması – Turkish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
Light, meat-free Turkish cabbage rolls filled with rice, onion, pine nuts, currants, allspice and cinnamon, served cold.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Kabak Mücveri – Turkish Courgette (Zucchini) Fritters Recipe
Golden fried Turkish courgette fritters made with grated courgette, eggs, flour and dill, served with yoghurt.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Yumurtalı Ispanak Yemeği – Turkish Spinach with Eggs Recipe
A protein-packed Turkish spinach dish: spinach and onion sautéed in olive oil with eggs cooked on top.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Mercimek Köftesi – Turkish Red Lentil Kofte Recipe
A teatime favourite: meat-free red lentil and bulgur patties with spring onions and parsley.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Patlıcan Musakka – Turkish Aubergine Moussaka Recipe
Turkish moussaka of fried aubergine slices baked under a ground beef, onion, pepper and tomato topping, without béchamel.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Turkish Stuffed Courgettes with Mince and Rice (Etli Kabak Dolması)
Courgettes are cut in half crosswise and hollowed out, filled with a raw mince, rice and herb stuffing, capped with a slice of tomato and simmered, covered, in water with tomato paste.
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Main DishesMedium
Bursa Pideli Köfte – Turkish Meatballs on Pide Bread Recipe
Bursa's famous flat meatballs on chopped pide, served with a tomato and butter sauce and yoghurt.
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Main DishesEasy
Mersin Usulü Tavuk Tantuni – Turkish Chicken Tantuni Wrap Recipe
Mersin-style chicken tantuni: finely diced chicken breast sautéed with paprika and wrapped in lavash.
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Main DishesMedium
Kıbrıs Usulü Kolokas – Cypriot Kolokasi with Lamb Recipe
Cypriot kolokasi (taro) stewed with lamb, celery stalks and lemon.
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Main DishesHard
Kıbrıs Usulü Molohiya – Cypriot Molokhia with Lamb Recipe
Molokhia, a traditional taste of Cyprus: dried jute leaves slow-cooked with bone-in lamb, tomato paste and lemon.
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Main DishesMedium
Geleneksel Sac Kavurma – Traditional Turkish Lamb Stir-Fry Recipe
Delicious lamb, stir-fried with onion, green peppers and tomatoes in a traditional Turkish iron pan.
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Main DishesMedium
Fırında Kuzu İncik – Turkish Oven-Baked Lamb Shanks Recipe
Oven-baked lamb shanks that melt in the mouth, slow-cooked with potatoes, carrots, garlic and rosemary.
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