Celery Root Salad (Mayonezli Kereviz Salatasi)

2 medium celery roots

2-3 Tbsp yogurt

2-3 Tbsp mayonnaise

2 cloves garlic, minced/grated

2 Tbsp lemon juice

½ cup walnuts coarsely crushed

A few sprigs of celery or parsley for garnish

Salt to taste

Peel the celery roots and shred them. Add lemon juice to prevent them from browning. Mix well. Then, stir in grated garlic, mayonnaise and yogurt. Finally add salt and mix them all. Take over a serving plate and cover with walnuts. Garnish with celery or parsley leaves.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 adet orta boy kereviz

2-3 yemek kasigi yogurt

2-3 yemek kasigi mayonez

2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

½ su bardagi ceviz (iri çekilmiş),

1-2 dal kereviz yaprağı veya maydanoz

Tuz

Kerevizleri soyun ve rendeleyin. Uzerine limon suyunu ilave edin ve elinizle sikarak karistirin. Limon hem kerevizin kararmasini engelleyecek hem de lezzet katacaktir. Icine rendelenmis sarimsak, mayonez ve yogurdu ilave edin. Son olarak tuz koyun ve iyice karistirin. Servis tabagina alin. Uzerine cevizleri koyun ve kereviz ya da maydanoz yapraklariyla susleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ezme

2 tomatoes

1 red pepper

1 small onion

2 cloves garlic

1-2 Tbsp parsley, chopped finely

½ lemon’s juice

1 tsp tomato paste

1 tsp red pepper paste

½ tsp or more chili pepper (optional)

1 tsp fresh mint (optional), chopped finely

1-2 Tbsp olive oil

Salt to taste

Mix lemon juice, olive oil, tomato and red pepper paste in a small bowl. Chop all the other ingredients very finely or use a chopper. Add salt to the olive oil and tomato paste mixture. Mix all the ingredients all together.

Serve fresh.

ENJOY

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2 domates

1 kirmizi biber

1 kucuk sogan

2 dis sarimsak

1-2 yemek kasigi maydanoz, ince dogranmis

½ limonun suyu

1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

1 tatli kasigi biber salcasi

1 cay kasigi yada daha fazla aci pul biber (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi taze nane (istege bagli), ince dogranmis

1-2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

Tuz

Limon suyu ve zeytinyagini kucuk bir kapta karistirin. Icine domates ve biber salcasini ilave edin ve iyice karistirin. Diger butun malzemeleri minik minik dograyin ya da mutfak robotu kullanarak iyice parcalayin. Zeytinyagi ve salca karisimina tuzu da ilave edin diger malzemeye ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin.

Bekletmeden servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mushroom Frittata (Mantarli Italyan Omleti)

8-10 mushrooms, sliced

4-5 eggs, whisked

1/3 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

2-3 Tbsp parmesan cheese, shredded

¼ cup milk

1 Tbsp olive oil

½ tsp salt to taste

½ tsp thyme

Black pepper to taste

Saute mushrooms with olive oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Then, in a bowl, combine whisked eggs, milk, salt, thyme and cheese. Mix well.

Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C) and grease a round pyrex. Transfer the mushrooms and then add the egg-milk mixture. Gently give a toss for an even frittata. Sprinkle some black pepper on top. Bake for about 5 minutes and then broil for 3-4 minutes or until the egg settles.

Slice and serve hot.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

8-10 tane mantar, dilimlenmis

4-5 tane yumurta, cirpilmis

1/3 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

2-3 yemek kasigi parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

¼ su bardagi sut

1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kekik

Karabiber

Zeytinyaginda mantarlari 3-4 dakika sote edin. Cirpilmis yumurtaya sut, tuz, kekik ve rendelenmis peynirleri ilave edin. Harmanlayin.

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Borcam tepsiyi yaglayin ve mantarlari dibine yayin. Uzerine cirpilmis yumurta karisimini ilave edin. Hafifce karistirarak mantarlari esit olarak yaymaya calisin. Uzerine karabiber serpin ve firina verin. 5 dakika kadar pisirin ve sonra sadece ustten kizartma yaparak 3-4 dakika ya da yumurta sertlesip iyice pisene dek firinda birakin.

Dilimleyin ve sicak servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Rustic Broccoli Soup (Koy Usulu Brokoli Corbasi)

3 cups broccoli, cut in chunks

1 potato, cut in cubes

2 carrots, chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

3-4 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp floor

2 cups milk

½ tsp black pepper to taste

1 Tbsp salt to taste

1 chicken bouillon (optional)

First place all the vegetables in a pot and cover with hot water (about 2-3 cups). Bring to a boil; add salt and boil for 8-10 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in flour. Saute until the flour turns yellow. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly. Once thickens, stir it into the vegetable pot. If desired add chicken bouillon. Cook on low heat for about 5-7 minutes. Add black pepper. Serve either warm or hot.

ENJOY

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3 su bardagi brokoli, dogranmis

1 patates, kup kup dogranmis

2 havuc, dogranmis

1 su bardagi kereviz sapi, dogranmis

3-4 yemek kasigi tereyagi

2 yemek kasigi un

2 su bardagi sut

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 tavuk bulyon (istege bagli)

Butun sebzeleri bir tencereye alin ve uzerini kaplayacak sekilde sui le doldurun (2-3 su bardagi). Kaynamaya baslayinca tuz ekleyin ve yaklasik 8-10 dakika kadar ya da sebzeler yumusayana dek kisik ateste pisirin.

Bu sirada bir tencereye tereyagini alin ve eritin. Unu ilave edin ve un sararana dek kavurun. Sonra, yavasca sutu ilave edin ve surekli karistirarak topaklanmasini engelleyin. Koyulasinca, atesten alin ve haslanmis sebzelerin uzerine karistirarak ilave edin. Arzuya gore tavuk bulyonu ilave edin. Dusuk ateste yaklasik 5-7 dakika pisirin. Karabiberi ilave edin. Sicak ya da ilik servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Red Snapper with Garlic (Firinda Sarimsakli Levrek)

1 lb red snapper fillets

3 Tbsp butter

2 cloves garlic, smashed

1 tsp parsley, chopped

1/8 tsp black pepper

3-4 Tbsp bread crumbs

2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, grated

½ tsp salt to taste

Remove the skin of the fillets. Rub them with salt and pepper. Arrange the fillets over a greased Pyrex/oven tray. Meanwhile, melt the butter and then take it to a small bowl. Mix parsley, garlic and parmesan. Apply this sauce generously all over the fillets with a brush.

Finally, cover the fillets with the bread crumbs. Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and bake the red snapper until it’s flaky and soft (for about 20-30 minutes, depending on the thickness).

Serve with lemon wedges and onion if desired.

ENJOY
Benefits of Fish

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½ kg levrek benzeri beyaz etli balik fileto

3 yemek kasigi tereyagi

2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

1 tatli kasigi maydanoz, ince dogranmis

½ cay kasigi karabiber

3-4 yemek kasigi galeta unu/ ekmek kirintisi

2 yemek kasigi parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

Balik filetolarinin derisini alin. Tuz ve karabiber serpin ve elinizle hafifce ovarak yedirin. Yaglanmis borcam ya da firin tepsisine filetolari yerlestirin. Tereyagini eritin ve kucuk bir kaseye alin. Sarimsak, maydanoz ve parmesan peynirini de ilave edin. Firca yardimiyla hazirladiginiz sosu baliklarin uzerine bol bol surun.

Son olarak, galeta unu ya da ekmek kirintilarini baliklarin uzerine esit olarak yayin. Onceden isitilmis olan 200C (400F) firinda baliklar pisip uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek 20-30 dakika kadar pisirin.

Yaninda limon ve sogan ile servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ground Beef Roll (Kiymali Rulo)

½ cup luke warm water

1 tsp yeast

½ tsp sugar

½ cup milk

2-2 ½ cups flour

½ cup canola oil

1 Tbsp salt to taste

1 egg yolk for glazing

Sesame/nigella seeds for top

Filling:

3 Tbsp canola oil

1 onion, finely chopped

2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped

½ lb ground beef

½ cups walnuts, finely chopped

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp salt to taste

Place the lukewarm milk, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast. Let it rise for 10-15 minutes.Then, add the salt, egg white, oil and flour, knead for about 10 minutes. Place a plastic wrap over the dough (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 hours or till it rises up to double its shape (see the picture).

Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Take ground beef and canola oil over a skillet and cook until the beef changes in color. Stir in onions and sauté for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Add tomatoes and salt. Cook over medium heat until the juice is absorbed (3-4 minutes). Add the spices, give a stir and let it cool.

Place the dough on the counter and punch to release air. Then sprinkle some flour on the counter and divide the dough in 2-3 pieces. Then, try to flatten the each dough piece in a rectangular shape with a dough roller, in 1/10 inch thickness.

Brush the surface of dough with 2 Tbsp butter/oil. Add the crushed walnuts into the filling mixture. Spread the filling mixture over dough evenly. Then roll it up tightly and do the same with the remaining dough. Then, place them into the baking tray with baking paper. Leave it for 1-2 hours to rise.

Preheat the oven to 375F (185C). Whisk the egg yolk and brush the surface of the rolls. Sprinkle with sesame/nigella seeds on top if desired. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the tops get brownish. Take out of the oven and cover them with a clean cloth or towel in order to keep them soft. Serve warm.

ENJOY

P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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½ su bardagi ilik su

1 tatli kasigi kuru instant maya

½ tatli kasigi seker

½ su bardagi sut

1 yemek kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin 1 yumurta sarisi

Uzeri icin susam/corek otu

Ic malzeme:

3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

1 sogan, kucuk dogranmis

2 orta boy domates, kucuk dogranmis

250 gr kiyma

½ su bardagi ceviz ici, ufalanmis

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi tuz

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin.10-15 dakika kabarmasini bekleyin. Sonra, sut, sivi yag, tuz ve unu ilave ederek, 10 dakika kadar yogurun. Uzerine seffaf film ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2 saat, bekleyin (resime bakiniz).

Bu sirada genisce bir tavada ic malzemeyi hazirlayin. Once kanola yaginda kiymayi renk degistirene kadar cevirin. Sogani ilave edin ve 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Domatesi ve tuzu ilave edin. Suyunu cekene kadar orta ateste 3-4 dakika pisirin. Baharatlari ilave edin, karisitin ve sogumaya birakin.

Hamuru tezgain uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin ve tezgahi unlayip hamuru iki ya da uc esit parcaya bolun. Her hamur parcasini yuvarlayip oklava ile ½ cm kalinliginda ve dikdortgen seklinde acin. Uzerini tereyagi ya da sivi yag ile yaglayin. Ic malzemeyin icine cevizleri karistirin. Hamurun uzerine ic malzemeyi esit olacak sekilde yayin. Sonra sikica rulo yapin ve ruloyu yaglanmis dikdortgen bir firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Diger hamurlari da ayni sekilde rulo yapin. Rulolari iki kati buyuyene kadar yaklasik 1-2 saat bekletin.

Firini onceden 190C (375F) ye isitin cirpilmis yumurta sarisini rulolarin uzerine firca ile surun. Susam ya da corek otu serpin ve 25-30 dakika uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.

Firindan cikarinca, tepsinin uzerini temiz bir mutfak bezi ya da havlu ile ortup hava almasini engelleyin. Boylece Kiymali Rulolariniz yumusacik olacaktir.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

Ana Sayfaya Don