Turkish Salsa
I wanted to make our Friday evening meal just a bit more special and I remembered this recipe from Jennifer Joyce. In the past I have served this for friends as a dip before the main meal, but shared between the two of us with a chilled glass of wine, it made a very easy and tasty starter.
Ingredients - serves 2 as a starter or 4 as a dip
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
1/2 tbsp tomato purée
1/4 cucumber
1 tbsp chopped red onion
1/2 smallish red pepper
2 tbsp chopped mint
15g Feta
Salt and pepper
Pitta or folded flatbreads
Olive oil
Method
Mix the pomegranate molasses and tomato purée together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Deseed and remove the membranes from the red pepper and evenly and finely dice it and add to the bowl.
Deseed the cucumber and dice to a similar size.
Add the chopped red onion and mix everything well together. Sprinkle in the chopped mint and most of the feta. Check the seasoning.
Sprinkle the remaining feta over just before eating and serve with pitta crisps or folded flatbreads.
Pitta crisps
These make great little snacks on their own as well. A sprinkle of chilli powder or sesame seeds are tasty additions if they are served alone. But they are great with all the dips on the website. a couple of favourites are:
Ingredients
I pack plain folded flatbreads (or regular pitta)
Olive oil
Seasoning
Method
Heat oven to 190°c.
Brush the flatbreads with olive oil and season.
Cut flatbreads into small rough triangle shapes.
Bake on a baking sheet for approximately 6 minutes until light gold in colour.
Cool on a cake rack and then store in an airtight tin. They will keep several days with a silica gel sachet (see Tips page)
