Radish Salad (Turp Salatasi)

A bunch of small radish (10-12), cut the stems and wash
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp sumac (optional)
fresh parsley for garnish

After washing the radishes, slice the radishes in half moon shapes, forming 4-6 slices from a radish. Place them on a plate and sprinkle salt, add the olive oil, lemon juice and mix. Sprinkle sumac on top (optional)
Garnish with the fresh parsley.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
Bir demet kucuk kirmizi turp (10-12), saplari kesilip yikanmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi sumac (istege bagli)
1-2 dal taze maydanoz, suslemek icin

Turplari yikadiktan sonra, bir turptan 4-6 dilim elde edecek sekilde yarim ay seklinde dilimleyin. Dogranmis turplari bir tabaga alip uzerine tuz serpin, zeytinyagi ve limon suyunu da ilave edip karistirin. Uzerine sumak serpin (istege bagli)
Maydanoz ile susleyin.
Afiyet olsun!

Italian Omelette (Italyan Omleti)

3 eggs, beaten
1 small onion, thinly chopped
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup mozzarella/parmesan/cheddar, shredded
¼ tsp salt
A pinch of red pepper
A pinch of black pepper
A pinch of dried basil

In a Tefal pan place the butter and let it melt, then add the chopped onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat.
Meanwhile beat the eggs with ¼ tsp salt and add to the pan. Sprinkle the red pepper, black pepper and basil on top. Finally spread the shredded mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan evenly on the surface.
With a wooden spatula, lift from the sides and turn upside down when it is golden brown. Let the other side cook for 1-2 minutes.
Serve it warm to enjoy the melted mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan inside!
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 kucuk sogan, ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
2/3 cay bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam karabiber
Bir tutam kuru feslegen

Bir Tefal tavaya tereyagini koyup dusuk ateste eritin. Ince dogranmis soganlari ilave edip, 2-3 dakika kavurun.
Bu arada yumurtalari ½ cay kasigi tuz ile cirpin ve tavaya ilave edin. Yuzeyine kirmizi biber, siyah biber ve kuru feslegeni serpin. Son olarak rendelenmis kasar peynirini omletin uzerine esit olarak yayin.
Tahta bir spatula ile omletin kenarlarindan kaldirarak , kizarinca alt ust edin. Diger tarafini da 1-2 dakika pisirin.
Erimis kasarin tadini cikarmak icin sicak servis yapin!
AFIYET OLSUN!

Guacamole (Avokado Sosu)

1 avocado, smashed
½ tomato, smashed or 2 tbsp smashed tomato in a can
¼ onion, chopped into small pieces
1 clove of garlic, smashed
1 tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)

In a bowl place all the ingredients and mix them all. You can add some other spices you like.
Guacamole goes well with corn chips.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 tane avokado, ezilmis
½ domates, rendelenmis ya da 2 yemek kasigi ezilmis domates konservesi
¼ sogan, ince dogranmis
1 dis sarimsak, dovulmus ya da rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
½ cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi pul biber (istege bagli)

Butun malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup, karisitirin. Isterseniz sevdiginiz baska baharatlar kullanabilirsiniz.
Guakamole misir cipsi ile iyi gider.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Carrot Salad (Havuc Salatasi)

2 carrots, washed and peeled
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp mayonnaise ( optional)
Fresh parsley for garnish

After washing and peeling the carrots, grate them and place in a salad plate. In a small bowl mix the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, mayonnaise (optional) and pour over the grated carrots and mix.
Garnish with fresh parsley on top.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
2 havuc, yikanip soyulmus
1 cay kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin taze maydanoz

Havuclari yikayip soyduktan sonra rendeleyin. Ve bir salata tabagina alin. Kucuk bir kasede limon suyu, zeytinyagi, tuzu ve mayonezi (istege bagli) karistirin. Rendelenmis havuclarin uzerine dokup karistirin.
Uzerini taze maydanoz ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Broccoli Salad (Brokoli Salatasi)

1 bunch of broccoli, washed, cut into bite sizes
1 clove of garlic, smashed or grated
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp mayonnaise (optional)
½ tsp sumac (optional)

In a small bowl mix the smashed/grated garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and mayonnaise (optional). Place the broccoli in a salad plate and pour the mixture on it and mix. You can sprinkle some sumac on top (optional).
Try to consume broccoli without cooking. Cooking or boiling destroys the vitamins and minerals in it.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 demet brokoli, yikanmis ve kucuk parcalara kesilmis
1 dis sarimsak, dovulmus ya da rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi sumak (istege bagli)

Kucuk bir kasede; limon suyu , zeytinyagi, tuz, dovulmus sarimsak ve mayonezi (istege bagli) karistirin. Brokoliyi bir salata tabagina alin ve uzerine karisimi dokun, karistirin. Uzerine biraz sumak serpebilirsiniz (istege bagli).
Brokoliyi pisirmeden tuketmeye calisin. Pisirmek ya da kaynatmak brokolideki vitaminleri ve mineralleri azaltir ya da yok eder.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Beef Sauté (Dana Eti Sote)

1 lb (450 gr) beef, chopped in bite sizes
1 medium onion, cut in strips/round
1 small green pepper, chopped
3 tbsp smashed or diced tomatoes
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp thyme (optional)

In a Tefal pan or in a stainless steel pot place the chopped beef and close the lid properly. Cook till the water evaporates (40-50 min) at low heat.
When all the water evaporates, add the oil, salt and onions. Sauté for 2 minutes over low-medium heat. Then, add the pepper and tomatoes. Stir and cook for 6-8 minutes on low heat.
Finally add the cumin, black pepper and thyme.
NOTE: If you add the salt at the beginning the meat would be hard to chew.
Serve it warm. This dish goes well with yoghurt or ayran.
ENJOYTURKCE
450-500 gr dana eti, kup seklinde dogranmis
1 orta boy sogan, serit seklinde/yuvarlak kesilmis
1 kucuk yesil biber, dogranmis
3 yemek kasigi rendelenmis ya da kucuk dogranmis domates
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kekik (istege bagli)

Tefal tavaya ya da celik tencereye dogranmis dana etini koyup kapagini guzelce kapatin.Dusuk ateste suyunu tamamen cekinceye dek pisirin (40-50 dakika)
Butun su buharlastigi zaman sivi yagi, tuzu ve soganlari ilave edin, 2 dakika boyunca orta ateste kavurun. Sonra biberleri ve domatesleri ilave edin. Karistirip, dusuk ateste 6-8 dakika pisirin.
Son olarak kimyonu, karabiberi ve kekigi ilave edin.
NOT: Eger tuzu baslangicta ilave ederseniz et sert olur.
Sicak servis yapin. Bu yemek yogurt ya da ayran ile guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ayran

2 cups of plain yogurt
½ or 1 cup purified water
1 tsp salt (optional)

Place the yogurt in a bowl and whisk it by hand or with mixer until it is smooth. Then add water and salt (optional). If you see the bubbles after whisking, that means you have done your best to make the ayran. Then pour the ayran to the glasses.
Drink ayran as quick as possible after you prepare since after a while yogurt would descend at the bottom.
Ayran goes well with chicken, meat or vegetable dishes.
ENJOY
Click for homemade yogurt recipe.
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TURKCE
2 su bardagi yogurt
½ ya da 1 su bardagi icme suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz (istege bagli)

Yogurdu bir kaseye alin ve cirpici ya da mikser ile putursuz bir hale gelene dek karistirin. Sonra suyu ve tuzu (istege bagli) ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam edin. Yuzeyde baloncuklar olustugu zaman, ayran yapmak icin elinizden geleni yapmissinizdir. Son olarak ayrani bardaklara dokun.
Ayrani bir an once tuketin. Cunku bir sure sonra yogurt dibe cokecektir.
Ayran; et, tavuk ve sebze yemekleri ile iyi gider.
AFIYET OLSUN
Evde yogurt yapmak icin tiklayin.