13 turkish cucumber salad Recipes

garlic cloves, minced (i use less per preference here), unrefined extra virgin olive oil, pomegranate molasses (i prefer cortas brand, found in middle eastern shops), crushed red pepper flakes (i used cayenne powder instead, to taste), sea salt, tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch dice, cucumbers, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded and and cut into 1/4-inch dice (i use baby cucumbers), scallions, minced, bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice (your choice of colour), red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice (or sweet onion), chopped flat leaf parsley, chopped mint leaf

israeli couscous, spring onion, thinly sliced, persian cucumber (can leave unpeeled if you prefer ), ripe roma tomatoes, diced small, raisins, italian parsley, freshly chopped, fresh mint, chopped, salt, fresh ground black pepper, sumaq , to taste, lemon , juice of, extra virgin olive oil

salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, red wine vinegar, olive oil, ripe plum tomatoes, cubed, cucumber, cubed, red onion, diced, feta cheese, kalamata olive, pita bread , cut into triangles (for italian variation use crusty italian bread), fresh italian parsley (optional), lemon wedge, as a garnish (optional)

eggplants, green bell pepper, sliced fine, juice of 1 lemon, garlic clove, crushed, salt and ground black pepper, a handful of fresh parsley, chopped, olive oil, fresh tomatos, peeled and chopped, onion, chopped, cucumber,chopped

lentils (rinsed ), water, olive oil, red onion (chopped ), garlic cloves (minced ), cumin, lemon (juiced -to taste), parsley (minced ), salt & freshly ground black pepper, tomatoes (seeded and diced ) (optional), black olives (optional), feta cheese (optional), cucumber (seeded & diced0 (optional)

eggplants (aubergines, 1 lb in all), salt, onion, olive oil (be sure to use a good 1!), tomatoes, peeled and chopped, salt, fresh ground black pepper, parsley, chopped, fresh mint, chopped, basmati rice, chicken stock, paper towels, yogurt , for serving (or cucumber salad with (middle east, palestine) which is even better)

diced tomatoes, diced green bell pepper, diced peeled cucumber, minced fresh parsley, green onion, fresh lemon juice, water, olive oil, salt, fresh ground pepper

romaine lettuce hearts, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, crumbled, black olives, to garnish, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic clove, crushed, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh mint, chopped, salt, black pepper, freshly ground

crushed garlic clove, wine vinegar, salt, snipped fresh dill, plain yogurt, pared cucumbers, sliced thin, olive oil, snipped fresh mint leaves

cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced, fat free yogurt, garlic, crushed (optional), fresh mint, chopped

tomatoes, peeled,seeded & diced, cucumbers, peeled,seeded & diced, green peppers or 3 small wax peppers, radishes, thinly sliced (optional), green onions (white part only sliced ) or 1 white onion, sliced into rings, flat-leaf italian parsley, finely chopped, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper