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Recipe·~20 min·vegetariangluten-freedairy-freenut-freelow-carb

Ezme

A vegetarian dish from the Turkish kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 3 Large Tomato
  • 1 medium Romano Pepper
  • 1 medium Green Chilli
  • 1 small Onion
  • 2 cloves minced Garlic
  • 25g Parsley
  • 2 tablespoons Red Pepper Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree
  • 2 tablespoons Pomegranate Molasses
  • 1 tablespoon Pul Biber
  • 2 tsp Sumac
  • 1 tablespoon Dried Mint
  • 60 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Method

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

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 53254), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1mX-C2fAuc.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ezme.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
180kcal
Calories
2.0g
Protein
13g
Carbs
14g
Fat
3.0 g
Fiber
8.0 g
Sugar
600 mg
Sodium
Iron7%
Calcium2%
Vitamin D0%
Vitamin C50%
Vitamin B120%
Potassium9%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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