Stuffed Onions (Sogan Dolmasi)

5-6 medium white onions

1 cup rice, washed and drained

1 tomato, diced

1 tsp tomato paste

½ cup olive oil

1-2 cups hot water

1 Tbsp dried mint

½ tsp allspice

½ tsp sugar

1 Tbsp salt to taste

Cut the both ends of onions and remove skins. Make sure the onions can stand still on the root side in the saucepan. Scoop the onions using a metal spoon. Try keeping at least 3 outer layers and the root part as the base. Chop the scooped parts for stuffing. Mix all the other ingredients but the water in a bowl. With a spoon fill the 2/3 of onions with the stuffing mixture. In a large saucepan or pot, place the stuffed onions. Add 1 cup or enough hot water to almost cover 1/3 height of the onions.

Close the lid and cook on low-medium heat, until the onions and rice get cooked, for about 30-40 minutes.

ENJOY

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5-6 orta boy sogan

1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus

1 domates, dogranmis

1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

½ su bardagi zeytin yagi

1-2 su bardagi sicak su

1 yemek kasigi kuru/taze nane

1 cay kasigi yenibahar

1 cay kasigi seker

1 yemek kasigi tuz

Soganlarin tepesini ve koklu kismini duzgunce kesin ve kabuklarini soyun. Kok kismi dipte olacak sekilde tepesinden baslayarak metal bir tatli kasigi ile soganlarin icini oyun. Soganin disinda en az 3 tabaka kalacak sekilde, dibini birakarak oyun. Oydugunuz kisimlari kucuk kucuk dograyarak ic malzeme icin hazirlayin. Geriye kalan ic malzemeleri bir kasede karistirin.

Bir kasik yardimiyla soganlarin icini ustten 1/3 kismi bosta kalacak sekilde doldurun. Tencerenin dibine doldurdugunuz soganlari yerlestirin. Soganlarin yuksekliginin 1/3 unu gececek sekilde veya 1-2 su bardagi sicak su ilave edin.

Kapagini kapatip, kisik ateste soganlar ve pirincler pisene dek yaklasik 3-40 dakika pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Red Pepper with Ricotta (Lor Peynirli Kirmizi Biber)

2 large red peppers, cut in chunks
1-1 ½ cup ricotta cheese
2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh parsley to garnish

Take olive oil and peppers in a wide sauté pan and sauté peppers over medium heat until they get soft. Add salt, pepper and ricotta cheese. Mix them all and transfer to a serving plate. If desired garnish with fresh parsley.
ENJOY

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2 buyuk kirmizi biber, buyuk dogranmis
1-1 ½ su bardagi lor peyniri
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
Tuz ve karabiber
Suslemek icin taze maydanoz

Genis bir tavaya zeytinyagi ve biberleri alin. Orta ateste ara sira karistirarak biberler pisene dek sote edin. Tuz, karabiber ve lor peynirini ilave edin ve guzelce harmanlayin.
Servis tabagina alin ve istege gore uzerini maydanoz ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Rose Desert (Gul Tatlisi)

2 cups flour

1 cup semolina

½ cup yogurt

125 gram margarine, at room temperature

½ cup canola oil

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

A pinch of salt

For garnish almond, hazelnut or walnut

Syrup:

3 cups sugar

3 cups water

1 tsp lemon juice

Prepare the syrup first by mixing the water and sugar. Bring to a boil and after boiling for a couple of minutes stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool.

For the dough, mix the yogurt, oil, margarine and semolina. Then, slowly add flour and the remaining ingredients and form a soft dough. Use a rolling pin to flatten to dough for about 1/8-1/9 inch thickness. Use circle cutter about 1 ½-2 inch in diameter to cut circles. Place 3 circles on top of each other as in picture. Then place almonds, hazelnuts or walnuts in the middle of the edges as in picture. Then roll it and cut in half to form a rose shape. Or, you may first cut the circles in two and then place the nuts and then roll it up as in the picture.

Place the rose shapes over a greased oven tray and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F (180 C) for about 20-25 minutes or until they turn light brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the desert evenly. You may turn the roses upside down gradually to let them absorb the syrup evenly. Let them sit in the syrup overnight and then serve the next day.

ENJOY

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2 su bardagi un

1 su bardagi irmik

½ su bardagi yogurt

125 gr margarin, oda sicakliginda

½ su bardagi kanola yagi

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Bir tutam tuz

Suslemek icin badem, findik ya da ceviz

Surubu icin:

3 su bardagi su

3 su bardagi seker

1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubunun malzemelerini bir tencereye koyun ve kaynatın. Bir kenarda sogumaya birakin. Hamurun un, kabartma tozu ve vanilya haric diger malzemelerini karistirin. Sonra, yavas yavas unu ilave etmeye baslayin. Son olarak kabartma tozu ve vanilyayı ilave edin. Hamur kulak memesi yumusaklığında olmalidir. Hamuru merdane ya da oklava ile 3-4 mm kalinliginda acin.

Cay bardaginin agzi ile yuvarlaklar kesin. Uc tane yuvarlak yarisi ust uste gelecek sekilde resimdeki gibi yanyana dizin. Uc kisimlarinin ortasina findik, badem ya da ceviz koyun ve rulo seklinde sarin. Sonra ortadan ikiye kesin ya da sarmadan once ortadan ikiye kesin ve sonra resimdeki gibi rulo seklinde sarin.

Yaglanmis olan firin tepsisine dizin ve onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda yaklasik 20-25 dakika ya da uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikan sicak tatlinin uzerine surubu esit olarak dokun. Tatlilarin surubu iyice cekmesi icin alt ust edilebilir. Bir gece surubu cekmesi icin bekletin ve ertesi gun ikram edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Salmon with Lemon and Onions (Firinda Limonlu-Soganli Somon)

1lb salmon fillets

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 green onions, chopped

¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper

Salt to taste

Pre-heat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Season the salmon with salt and pepper and set aside.

Combine olive oil, lemon juice and green onions. Arrange the salmon in a single layer in a baking pan. Pour the olive oil mixture over it. Bake 20-25 minutes or until its tender, basting once or twice with pan juices. Serve hot.

ENJOY
Benefits of Fish

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½ kg somon baligi (fileto)

2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

2 yesil sogan, dogranmis

½ cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi tuz

Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Somon baligini tuz ve karabiber ile ovalayin.

Bir kasede zeytinyagi, limon suyu ve yesil soganlari karistirin. Somon baliklarini firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine limonlu karisimi dokun. Firina verin ve ara sira dibindeki sudan uzerine dokerek yaklasik 20-25 dakika pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Bok Choy with Mushroom (Mantarli Cin Lahanasi)

½ lb bok choy

3 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp soy sauce

½-1 red pepper, chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

5-6 mushrooms, sliced

½ cup walnuts

½ tsp salt to taste

Chop the stalks and leaves of bok choy any size you wish. Take olive oil over a sauté pan and sauté peppers until they get soft. Then, add stalks of bok choy first, sauté for 3-4 minutes and add leaves, garlic, mushrooms, salt and soy sauce. Sauté for 2 more minutes. Toss with walnuts and serve.

ENJOY

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250 gr cin lahanasi

3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 yemek kasigi soya sosu

½-1 kirmizi biber, buyuk dogranmis

2-3 dis sarimsak,ezilmis

5-6 mantar, dogranmis

½ su bardagi ceviz, kiriklanmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

Cin lahanasinin yesil ve beyaz kisimlarini istediginiz buyuklukte dograyin. Tavaya zeytinyagini alin ve kirmizi biberleri yumusayana dek pisirin. Sonra, cin lahanasinin sap kisimlarini ilave edin ve 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Yaprak kisimlarini, sarimsak, mantar, tuz ve soya sosunu ilave edin. Yaklasik iki dakika daha sote edin. Atesten alin cevizi ilave edin ve harmanlayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Celery Root with Orange (Portakalli Kereviz)

2 celery roots, chopped

1 medium carrot, chopped

1 medium potato, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 cup orange juice

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp sugar

Saute onions with olive oil over medium heat and then, stir in chopped carrots, potatoes and celery root. Cook for about 4-5 minutes. Add salt, sugar and orange juice. Close the lid and cook over low heat for about 15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.

ENJOY

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2 tane kereviz koku, dogranmis

1 su bardagi portakal suyu

1 tane havuc, dogranmis

1 orta boy patates, dogranmis

1 tane sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi seker

Once soganlari zeytinyaginda kavurun. Ardindan kup seklinde dogranmis; kereviz, havuc ve patatesleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.Tuz, seker ve portakal suyunu koyun. Kisik ateste kapagi kapali olarak 15-20 dakika pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don