Maydanoz Salatası (Turkish Parsley Salad) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class! In this simple Turkish parsley salad, called maydanoz salatası, you’ll be amazed how a basic bowl of herbs and onion is transformed into something delicious by a tangy pomegranate molasses dressing. Parsley (maydanoz in Turkish) is so fundamental to Turkish […]
Cacik Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioğlu! Yoghurt is a great accompaniment to anything fried as the acid cuts through the richness. I especially love it mixed with garlic and cucumber to make cacik (cacık in Turkish, pronounced jajuk). Cacik is similar to Persian maast-o-khiar and Greek […]
Turkish Tuna ‘Meatballs’ (Balik Köftesi) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! I learnt to make Turkish köfte (meatballs) from my friend Somer Sivrioğlu, who owns one of Istanbul’s best restaurants as well as several in Sydney. Traditionally he makes them with a combination of lamb and beef, […]
Turkish Stuffed Dried Eggplant Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! Strings of hollowed small eggplants drying in the sun are a common sight in south eastern Türkiye – and in markets across the country, like Istanbul’s spice bazaar. Hollowing and drying summer vegetables to store for stuffing […]
Muhammara Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! Muhammara is an easy Turkish capsicum and walnut dip that’s so delicious you’ll be whipping it up to serve alongside everything. It’s especially good with seafood and a wonderful addition to a mezze table. I like to oven roast capsicum […]
Turkish Salmon Kebaps Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! I love almost any sort of kebabs (or kebaps as the Turks call them) and especially when the meat or seafood has been soaked in the tangy yoghurt marinade so typical of Türkiye. This marinade is most often […]
Savoury Künefe Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! I love the flavours in Turkish paçanga börek – the pastirma, kasar cheese, tomato and chilli sing together. I’m also impressed by how deliciously easy sweet künefe (knafeh) is to make using kadayifi pastry. So I wondered what would […]
Turkish Coffee Like Turkish coffee? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! For a short time during my travels around Turkey I helped out in a friend’s cay evi (tea house) and became quite a dab hand at making kahvesi (Turkish coffee). The trick to getting that prized thick foam on […]
Turkish Breakfast Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! When I back-packed around Türkiye in 1988, I loved every meal – but I think breakfast, kahvaltısı, was my favourite. Turkish breakfast is so different from what I grew up with and I never tired of it. Each morning, […]
Turkish Eggplant Salad Like Turkish Eggplant Salad? You’ll love my online Turkish cooking class inspired by Somer Sivrioglu! Eggplant appears in so many dishes in Türkiye that it should be named the country’s national vegetable! And why not – it’s a wonderfully versatile and delicious ingredient, especially when it’s exposed to a bit of intense […]