Soups
Soups in Turkey can be a breakfast after a merry night, quick lunch with a loaf of bread or a comfort dinner. Here are some Turkish recipes of most favorite soups.
Chicken Stock Nettle Soup with Corn Flour (Mısır Unlu Isırgan Çorbası)
Red Lentil Soup (Ezogelin Çorbası)
Tomato Soup with Vermicelli (Şehriyeli Domates Çorbası)
Turkish Cold Yoghurt Soup (Cacik)
Ultimate Winter Soup with Turkish Bulgur Gnocchi (Topalak Çorbası)
Sourdough Soup? Yes, Meet Tarhana
Silky Smooth Turkish Yogurt Soup
Salads
Turkish salad is often unpretentious seasonal vegetables chopped, mixed and drizzled with olive oil. Yet I constantly work to push the boundaries of the definition.
Leftover Winter Salad
Purslane Yoghurt Salad (Semizotu Salatası)
Roasted Chestnuts and Watermelon Radish Salad
Turkish Tabbouleh Salad (Kısır)
Sorrel Salad (Kuzukulağı Salatası)
Buckwheat Tabbouleh
Appetizers
Turks swear by their appetizers called meze. Here are a few classics and new twists of the appetizers based on the phyllo dough and seasonal vegetables.
Flaky Phyllo Triangles: Swiss Chard and Pastırma Börek
Sigara Böreği
Turkish Zucchini Fritters (Mücver)
Roasted Red Pepper Salad (Közlenmiş Biber Salatası)
Fresh Green Beans Cooked in Olive Oil: Back to Simple
Stuffed Green Pepper Boats
Fish
Surrounded by four seas Turkey has a lot to offer in the fish department. These Turkish recipes showcase variety of local fish and its preparations.
A Quick Fix of Baked Horse Mackerel
Red Mullet Wrapped in Grape Leaves and Baked (Asma Yapraklı Barbunya)
Black Sea Anchovy Rice (Hamsili Pilav)
Sea Bass Marinated in Herbs and Spices
Bonito Roast and 5 Tips For Perfect Roasted Fish
Prawns with Loquat En Papilotte
Mains
Turkish main dishes may not be pretentious but they are always scrumptious and strive to do a lot with little.
Bulgur Pilaf with Vegetables
Different Pilaf: Rice Casserole
Fresh Pasta
Homemade Dry Nettle Pasta and Financial Security
Turkish Style Homemade Ravioli
Stuffed Dried Eggplants (Kuru Patlıcan Dolması)
Stuffed Vine Leaves with Cherries (Vişneli Yaprak Sarma)
Turkish Style Phyllo Pizza
Vegetarian Spinach Stew (Ispanak Kökü)
Oven Ratatouille (Fırında Sebze)
Desserts
Everyone who has ever been to Turkey knows for a fact that locals have a very sweet tooth. Turkish recipes of desserts feature caramelized fruits, milky puddings or syrupy pastry.
Asure Pudding
Nevzine: Sinful Sinful Turkish Shortbread Sweet
Sütlaç: Turkish Rice Pudding with Fig Sauce
Turkish Sponge Cake
Baking
Turks are serious about their baking with the long-standing tradition of assorted breads baked in a stone oven. And beyond bread comes numerous cookies and cakes for the tea time.
Greek Easter Bread (Paskalya Çöreği)
Quince and Walnut Cake Styled as Banana Bread
Turkish Cookies (Kurabiye)
Meaningful Corn Crackers
Rustic Dill Biscuits
My Very Turkish Persimmon Bread
Mini Simit Recipe
Poğaça (Turkish Cheese Pastry)
Breakfast
Turkish most important meal of the day is definitely breakfast and these Turkish recipes are a proof.
Classic Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs)
Menemen Baked in Torlilla
Easy Eggs with Grated Potatoes (Patatesli Yumurta)
Beverages
Besides the world-known Turkish coffee and tea there are much more seasonal beverages that could be made at every kitchen
Fresh Lemonade
Turkish Tea
Leaf + Herb + Fruit: How to Make Your Own Tea
Plum Compote
Misc
