Appetizers

9 recipes

Crispy courgette fritters with white cheese and fresh dill — the jewel of summer meze served with garlicky yoghurt.

Smoky charred aubergines with garlic, lemon and olive oil — the essential Turkish summer meze.

Fresh artichokes braised in olive oil with carrots, peas and potato — one of the most elegant Turkish zeytinyağlı dishes.

Crispy fried potatoes, peppers and eggplant topped with cold garlicky yogurt — a beloved Turkish mezze.

Crispy Turkish pastry rolls filled with white cheese and parsley, deep-fried to golden perfection.

Vine leaves filled with rice, pine nuts, currants and spices — slowly cooked in olive oil and served cold as a classic mezze.

Kanlıca mushrooms sautéed in butter with garlic, lemon and parsley — a simple and deeply flavorful Turkish appetizer.

A traditional Turkish bulgur salad made with fine bulgur, tomato paste, pomegranate molasses, and fresh herbs — a refreshing mezze staple.

A traditional Turkish cold appetizer made with red lentils and fine bulgur, flavored with olive oil and spices.