Turkish Red Pepper and Tomato Salad Recipe

Name: Turkish Red Pepper and Tomato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 Corni di Toro, or other types of sweet red peppers; 1 1/2 cups walnut halves; 2 large, ripe tomatoes; 1 small onion; 1 or 2 large garlic cloves; 1 cup Italian parsley (leaves only); 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes, or more to taste; 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste; 1 teaspoon sumac powder , for garnish

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 0 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 6 to 8 servings

15 ratings

Write a Review

Add a comment

Turkish Red Pepper and Tomato Salad features similar ingredients to the Mexican-style salsas we know and love. Fresh tomatoes, red and green peppers, onions and garlic. Add some chopped Italian parsley, ground walnuts, hot red pepper flakes, and sumac and you have perfect salsa Turkish-style.

'Ezme salatası' (ez-MAY' sah-lah-tah-SUH') is meant be spicy, as are many other dishes that come from the southeastern regions of Turkey. It's often served as an appetizer, or "meze" (meh-ZEY') along with pungent, crumbled goat cheese called 'tulum' (too-LOOM'), sweet butter and piping hot bread puffs called 'lavaş' (lah-VASH').

For a delicious and easy appetizer, spread some soft goat cheese on melba toast then place a small spoon of ezme in the center. However you decide to serve it, you'll love this spicy salad anywhere you'd use Mexican salsa.

4 Corni di Toro peppers, or other sweet red peppers
1 1/2 cups walnut halves
2 large ripe tomatoes
1 small onion
1 or 2 cloves garlic
1 cup Italian parsley (leaves only)
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1 teaspoon sumac powder, for garnish

Gather the ingredients.
Wash and drain all your vegetables and herbs well. Cut the peppers in half and remove the stems, seeds, and white inner membranes. With a sharp dicing blade, dice the peppers as finely as you can.
Peel the tomatoes and remove the watery seed portions from the inside and discard them. Dice the pulp portions in the same manner as the peppers. Do the same with the parsley leaves, onion, and garlic cloves.
Between two sheets of wax paper, crush the walnuts into as fine a powder using a rolling pin.
In a large, shallow dish or tray, mix all the ingredients and spices above together with your fingers. Adjust the salt to your taste. Using a fork, continue to crush the mixture little by little until it is well mashed and blended.
Transfer the mash to your serving dish and garnish it with a sprinkle of sumac powder and fresh sprigs of Italian parsley.
Enjoy!

Recipe Variation

Try pomegranate concentrate instead of apple cider vinegar.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
216	Calories
20g	Fat
8g	Carbs
5g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6 to 8
Amount per serving
Calories	216
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20g	26%
Saturated Fat 2g	11%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 282mg	12%
Total Carbohydrate 8g	3%
Dietary Fiber 3g	11%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 42mg	208%
Calcium 48mg	4%
Iron 2mg	9%
Potassium 316mg	7%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.