turkish and side dishes

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Recipes

Artichoke Hearts in Olive Oil

Posted by Dinu  

Turkish Style Artichoke Hearts in Olive Oil. Perfect side dish for those hot summer days. MORE»

Recipe #387964

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Turkish Eggplant (Aubergine) Pilaf (Patlicanli Pilav)

(4 reviews) Posted by UmmBinat  

Really good. From The Complete Middle East Cookbook By Tess Mallos. This is really nice served with Cucumber Salad With Yogurt (Middle East, Palestine). MORE»

Recipe #387331

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Turkish Mücver

Posted by ILKER  

deep fried patties of grated zucchini with dill eggs and flour, part of traditional turkish summer dinner table MORE»

Recipe #380949

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Sweet-And-Sour Celery (Sephardic Passover Apio)

Posted by blucoat  

This Turkish Passover dish is from this month's "Gourmet Magazine" (April 2009). As the celery cooks, it soaks up the braising liquid and becomes silky. Cooks' note: Celery can be braised 1 day ahead and chilled. Reheat over low heat,... MORE»

Recipe #363519

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Claudia Roden's Basic Couscous

Posted by blucoat  

This is an extremely simple way to prepare couscous so that it is moist, tender, slightly chewy, and in individual grains rather than clumps. It is from the cookbook, "Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon", by Claudia Roden. MORE»

Recipe #362516

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Turkish Wedding Pilaf (Dugun Pilav)

(3 reviews) Posted by UmmBinat  

A nice simple and tasty pilaf. I sometimes use chicken stock in replacment of the meat one. It's a must to use basmati! Very good with Braised Lamb (Tas Kebap). Basically the recipe from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos MORE»

Recipe #360252

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Green Beans in Olive Oil

Posted by Ice Cool Kitty  

A simple, straight-forward way to serve green beans as a side dish. This is a good choice for a cold dish at a buffet. MORE»

Recipe #354750

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Vegetarian Kufteh / Köfte (Middle-Eastern Meatballs)

Posted by blucoat  

Kufteh (Persian), köfte (Turkish) and kibbeh (Arabic) are round, walnut-sized patties usually made from pounded meat but sometimes from fish or vegetable pulp, which then is mixed with fine bulgur, herbs and spices. Serve this vegetarian... MORE»

Recipe #347599

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Turkish Chickpea Salad (Nohut Salatasi)

(2 reviews) Posted by MissLinguist  

I learned this refreshing salad in a Turkish cooking class. Preparation time does not include optional marinating time, but marinating is recommended for full flavor. MORE»

Recipe #327506

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Watermelon and Goat Cheese Salad

(1 reviews) Posted by JanuaryBride  

Very light and refreshing and EASY salad for the summer months when watermelons are sweet and juicy. Recipe from Food & Wine; states that this is a Turkish dish. MORE»

Recipe #318632

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Turkish Eggplant & Pepper Salad With Walnuts & Yogurt

Posted by Stacia_  

Classical Turkish Cooking MORE»

Recipe #318338

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Persian Yogurt Salad

Posted by Stacia_  

Usually served along with a main dish, served with rice! MORE»

Recipe #318137

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Potato Borek

Posted by Schweik  

Yhis one comes from King Arthur Flour. MORE»

Recipe #314724

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Chef Flower's Potato Salad - Kibrisli Patates Salata

(9 reviews) Posted by Chef floWer  

This is my mother’s recipe, she always makes it if we had a barbeque. All my relatives have a different version of Patates Salata, some add lemon juice instead of vinegar. Others relatives add beetroot/beet or fresh parsley or fresh mint or... MORE»

Recipe #282409

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Tomato Salad - Domates Salatasi

(11 reviews) Posted by Chef floWer  

This salad goes well with most Turkish meals, particularly in summer when tomatoes are at their best. You can arrange the salad any way you like, I have listed the way I prefer to arrange the salad. If you wish to peel the tomatoes and cucumber... MORE»

Recipe #281838

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Bulgar Pilaf With Chestnuts and Spicy Tangerine Brown Butter

(4 reviews) Posted by Kumquat the Cat's friend  

Browned butter is the secret force in Turkish cooking, says Ms. Akin, an expert in Ottoman palace cuisine. This is from a cooking column by Melissa Clark in the 12/5 edition of the New York Times. I reduced the oil and butter (or will as soon as... MORE»

Recipe #274196

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Easy Low Fat Cacik (Garlic Yogurt Dip)

(1 reviews) Posted by Bambi2  

This is my Turkish mother in law's recipe. It can be made in advance and kept in the fridge prior to serving. MORE»

Recipe #219029

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Imam Bayildi

(1 reviews) Posted by Chez Quacky  

I found this in a turkish cook book and I must say that the first time I tried it, I almost swooned like the Imam did! I think the trick here is in the slow stovetop cooking, versus the oven, as baking will inevitably dry it and will make the... MORE»

Recipe #217320

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Tabbouli / Tabouli / Tabbouleh Salad (Parsley Salad)

(20 reviews) Posted by Chef floWer  

A Lebanese friend showed me how to make this back in 1996. It's my mother-in-laws favourite salad and I normally make it on request specially for her. I prefer flat leaf fresh parsley (also known as Italian Parsley) as it's better texture but... MORE»

Recipe #197922

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Yogurtlu Biber (Bell Pepper With Yogurt)

Posted by Ms.Norrell  

I brought this recipe back from Turkey; it's good as a starter or as a side dish for grilled meat and pilav. MORE»

Recipe #197333

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