Turkish · Vegetarian

Ezme

Name: Ezme
Cuisine: Turkish
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

Servings

Ingredients

Tomato3 Large
Romano Pepper1 medium
Green Chilli1 medium
Onion1 small
Garlic2 cloves minced
Parsley25g
Red Pepper Paste2 tablespoons
Tomato Puree1 tablespoon
Pomegranate Molasses2 tablespoons
Pul Biber1 tablespoon
Sumac2 tsp
Dried Mint1 tablespoon
Extra Virgin Olive Oil60 ml

Original recipe serves about 4.

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.

Recipe source: TheMealDB