Turkish Ezme Recipe

• adagok: 6 servings
• aktív idő: 10 minutes
• teljes idő: 10 minutes

Hozzávalók

3 large tomatoes (firm and fresh)

1 medium white onion

1 green bell pepper (see notes)

1 red bell pepper

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1/2 cup fresh parsley (finely chopped)

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 lemon (juice of)

2 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)

1 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp Aleppo pepper

1 tsp sumac

Útmutatók

Chop the tomatoes very finely and place them in a bowl. Chop the onions and peppers very finely as well and add them to the tomatoes.

Add the minced garlic and finely chopped parsley to the vegetables and stir to combine.

Add in the tomato paste, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, Aleppo pepper and sumac to the chopped vegetables. Stir well and make sure all the ingredients are well combined.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes and serve as mezze, sauce or salad.

Jegyzetek

Notes

Serve ezme as a mezze or dip with hummus, baba ganoush, muhammara, labneh and pita chips. pita, Turkish pide bread or lavash. Ezme can also be served as a sauce or condiment with dishes such as kofta kebab or kebabs like shish tawook, grilled chicken or beef shish kabob.

Canned tomatoes won’t work for this recipe since their texture and flavor is different from fresh ones.

Store the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days. You cannot freeze ezme.

Tápanyagok

• Kalória: 87 kcal
• Zsír Összesen: 5 g
• Telített Zsír: 1 g
• Telítetlen Zsír: 4 g
• Nátrium: 422 mg
• Szénhidrát Összesen: 10 g
• Rost: 3 g
• Összes Cukor: 5 g
• Fehérje: 2 g