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Spicy Ezme Salad
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Spicy Ezme Salad

A spicy Turkish salad of finely chopped tomatoes, pepper and onion with tomato paste and pomegranate.

⏱ 45 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Salad Dressing

  1. 1
    In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice, sumac and salt until smooth.
    Bowl

To assemble

  1. 2
    Cut the tomatoes, red pepper, onion and chili pepper fine.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 3
    Put the tomatoes, red pepper, chili pepper and onion in a large bowl.
    Bowl
  3. 4
    Add the tomato paste and mix.
  4. 5
    Pour in the dressing and toss well.
  5. 6
    Add the parsley and toss.
  6. 7
    Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes so the vegetables absorb the dressing.
    Refrigerator
    💡Resting in the dressing improves the salad: the vegetables absorb the flavor, and hard vegetables (cabbage, carrot) also soften a little.
144calories
2 gprotein
9 gcarbs
11 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 25%● fat 69%

Per serving (205 g), of 4 servings

For the Salad Dressing · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4)

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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Dressing → Dressed Vegetable Salad

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