A fresh & delicious Turkish salad with the perfect balance of savory and sweet with an olive oil and pomegranate molasses dressing.
This salad was love at first bite. One of the beautiful things about Turkish food is the vibrant and fresh ingredients that are used in every facet of traditional cooking.
This salad is so fresh, flavorful and delicious. Frequently it is served as an appetizer or to compliment a main dish but I eat it as a main dish because I love it so much.
I hope you enjoy this recipe and discover for yourself why it is a favorite of mine.
Here’s the recipe:
Gavurda?? Salad
- 1 large tomato (diced)
- 1 large cucumber (diced)
- 1 sweet red pepper (diced)
- 1 bunch of parsley (finely chopped)
- 10 walnuts (finely chopped)
- 2 T olive oil
- 2 T pomegranate molasses*
- salt & pepper (to taste)
Preparation:
Combine all of the vegetables together in a bowl.
Drizzle over the olive oil and pomegranate molasses.
Season with salt and pepper and add half of the chopped walnuts.
Toss the salad thoroughly.
Garnish with the remaining chopped walnuts.
Serve & Enjoy!
*Searching for Pomegranate Molasses??? If you can’t find it at your local market, then you can either make your own (just combine pomegranate juice and sugar in a 2 to 1 ratio) or substitute a fruity vinaigrette. But pomegranate molasses is so, so good! One taste and your salads will never be the same without it. Trust me 😉