Beans – both dried and fresh – are a much-used ingredient in Turkish cuisine and the dishes they produce, like this white bean dip, are right up there amongst our favourites. When it comes to white beans (cannellini beans) Antalya style piyaz is a real regular in our house. And, of course, kuru fasulye, a …
“Ahhh, summer. My favourite day of the year…” This was stolen from our friend’s status update on Facebook a few years ago and it made us titter. He lives in the UK! However, the semi-arrival of summer in the UK (we know it’s intermittent, at best), and a few people subsequently asking us about our …
It’s been a long winter in Fethiye, but the heat of the sun is finally starting to show signs of victory over the colder temperatures and with that comes thoughts of lighter meals. It’s out with the heavy stews and casseroles and in with the meze and salad dishes. Granted, we’re a long way from …
The first time we came across biber dolması (Turkish stuffed peppers), we were staying with a Turkish friend and his family for a few days. Early in the day, mum was already preparing the evening meal and I remember glancing at the hob and seeing a pan with a glass lid, steam hissing through the …
Okra in olive oil – zeytinyaglı bamya – is the recipe that is going to convince you to love okra! If you’ve read our article about the health benefits of okra, you’ll know it was those health benefits, coupled with a Turkish dish served to us by our friend’s mum, that forced us to give …
In the UK, we call them aubergines but a more common word for those plump, dark vegetables is eggplant. However, as translations of the Turkish dish “patlıcan salatası” tend to say aubergine salad on restaurant menus, we’ll go with the flow and stick with that, rather than eggplant salad. This is a roasted aubergine salad …
This is an updated post from the original so that the recipe is easier to follow and the photos are improved. It’s also an update because we’ve never seen geren in the meze fridges of restaurants since the experience we had in Dalyan. We can tell you, though, that that means a lot of people …
Potato salad – it’s a classic dish, isn’t it? But never tastes the same wherever you go to eat. Each person who makes it has their own recipe. And, over our years of living in Turkey, we’re quite comfortable with our own Turkish potato salad recipe after experimenting with different fresh herbs and dressings. Each …
We’re sharing our gorgeous hummus recipe with you in this article. As easy recipes go, hummus is right up there. So no need to buy it premade from the supermarket. Hummus is a bit of a strange one. Lots of debate about where it originated for the first time (with the general ‘discussion’ being between …
Zeytinyağlı taze fasulye (fresh green beans in olive oil) was one of the first Turkish dishes I ever attempted. It was a recipe from a Turkish cookery book which we bought whilst on holiday in Fethiye. An Easy Green Beans Recipe We got back to England, and, when I leafed through the book’s pages, this …