Snack

Ezme

Name: Ezme
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 3 large tomatoes; 1 medium Romano pepper; 1 medium green chilli; 1 small onion; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 25 g parsley; 2 tablespoons red pepper paste; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses; 1 tablespoon pul biber; 2 tsp sumac; 1 tablespoon dried mint; 60 ml extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp flaky sea salt, flaky

A vibrant Turkish chopped tomato and pepper salad with pomegranate molasses, herbs, and warming spices.

30 min
160 kcal
Vegetarian
Turkish
Salad
Vegan

Mellowpan tip: Ready in 30 min. A good one for a busy weeknight.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Put the tomatoes and all of the peppers in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
Step 2:
Tip the chopped tomato and pepper mixture into a sieve set over a bowl, and leave it to strain.
Step 3:
Add the onion, garlic, and parsley to the food processor and blitz until finely chopped; set aside.
Step 4:
Add the red pepper paste, tomato purée, pomegranate molasses, pul biber, sumac, dried mint, and most of the extra virgin olive oil to a serving bowl. Whisk well until everything comes together as a sauce.
Step 5:
Add the blitzed onion mixture and the strained pepper mixture along with the flaky sea salt. Stir well.
Step 6:
Drizzle with the remaining extra virgin olive oil to serve.