Lentil dishes are very popular in Turkey and provide a very healthy range of nutrients. At the same time, lentils create very tasty dishes and are very economical. Meat is considered an expensive ...
Lentils
Lentil, Mint, and White Cheese/Feta Salad with Pomegranate Dressing /Nar Ekşili Mercimek, Nane,ve Beyaz Peynirli Salata
I would be amazed if Leanne Kitchen found a salad like this when she was travelling through Turkey. I absolutely love her book 'Turkey Recipes and Tales from the Road': the recipes are interlaced ...
Acem Çorbası/Persian Soup: Another Hearty Soup for You!
I really don't know why it's called Persian Soup but to me the name conjures up images of turbanned merchants travelling a long,hard road with perhaps this soup being prepared by their long-suffering ...
Çatal Aşı Çorbası: a hearty soup from the depths of Anatolia
The weather has turned, one day warm and humid, the next wet and cool. Difficult to know what to wear, difficult to know what to cook. The soup I posted last week with red peppers and ...
Müceddere/Mercimekli Bulgur Pilavı: Bulgur Pilav with Green Lentils and Walnuts
My love affair with all things bulgur continues despite a totally bulgur-less 9 days in England! Back in my own kitchen and getting back into my old routine helps. And I really am a big fan of this ...
Spicy Red Lentil Kofte/Mercimek Köftesi
Whenever I am invited to a teaparty by a Turkish friend, more often than not, these little beauties are part of the spread. When I first came to Turkey, it came as a surprise to see these ...
Green Lentil Salad with Parsley and Fresh Mint- Mercimek Piyazı
I asked TT what exactly piyaz means as my concept of piyaz is the white beans/fasulye with hard-boiled egg, onion, a little parsley, and tomato. It's a national favourite often served with kuru ...
Green Lentils and Lamb – Etli Mercimek
Lentils again. Yes, they’re good for you and they taste great! Here's another of those typical all-in-one dishes that are so common in this cuisine. Etli actually means 'with meat', beef or lamb, ...