gavurdagi salad
Named after the Gavur mountain, part of Tarsus mountains in Southeast part of Turkey, this delicious salad originates from the Gaziantep region, where many wonderfully delicious and spicy Turkish dishes come from. This is a variation of this wonderful salad that add watercress, walnuts and pomegranate seeds for extra freshness and texture, still authentic to the region and works really well. You can enjoy this delicious and easy salad as a starter or accompaniment to grills, kebabs or alone if you wish.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
- 8 ounces watercress
- 1/4 onion, finely chopped
- handful of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup walnuts, crushed – about pea size each –
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 pomegranate seeds of to serve
How To Make gavurdagi salad
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Step 1In a large bowl, rub the chopped onions with the spices and seasoning; salt, sumac, red pepper flakes and ground black pepper – that will soften the onion and enable the spices to blend in well.
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Step 2Add the tomatoes, parsley and walnuts to the onions.
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Step 3Then stir in the pomegranate molasses and the extra virgin olive oil and give them a good (but gentle) mix.
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Step 4Stir in the watercress and combine well. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the salad and serve.
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