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Turkish Stuffed Peppers (Biber Dolması)

Turkish stuffed peppers (biber dolması) filled with seasoned rice and meat

“Biber dolması” means “stuffed peppers” in Turkish and this version is filled with seasoned rice, ground meat, herbs and aromatics, then gently simmered until tender. Because Turkish stuffed peppers also have a major meatless tradition, zeytinyağlı biber dolması, cooked in olive oil and served cool. Moreover, this meat-filled recipe takes about 1 hour and 35 … Read more

Turkish Lentil Soup Recipe (Authentic Mercimek Çorbası)

Serving Turkish lentil soup with Mediterranean side dishes

This Turkish Lentil Soup recipe makes a silky, deeply savory bowl of Mercimek Çorbası using red lentils, a handful of pantry vegetables and a paprika-mint butter drizzle that gives it its signature restaurant flavor. Because it’s one of the most forgiving soups you can learn and once you understand why each step matters, you’ll never … Read more

Caprese Salad (Authentic Italian Recipe)

Caprese salad is a simple Italian dish of ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil, finished with good olive oil and flaky salt – nothing more. Furthermore, it comes from the island of Capri in southern Italy, where the point was never to dress up the ingredients but to let three or four excellent ones speak … Read more