Turkish Salad Gavurdagi

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"This "bright" and refreshing salad, from turkikshcookbook.com has all my favorite ingredients. We like to use Recipe #100777 to scoop up the salad, although lavosh would work, too! Named after a mountain in southeast Anatolia. Sumac is available in Middle Eastern shops or online. It will make a huge difference if you use the freshest, best tomatoes and freshest parsley you can find."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 1⁄4 red onions or 1/4 white onion, finely chopped
• salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground sumac
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 2⁄3 cup parsley, finely chopped (NOT dried)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon pomegranate syrup (also known as pomegranate molasses)
• 2 -3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• Garnish

• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, toasted

directions

1. Crush the onion with the salt and sumac.
2. Toss all the ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl.
3. Arrange on a festive salad platter and garnish with the walnuts.
4. Gavurdagi salad's flavor is enhanced if you put it aside for a few hours before you serve it.

Reviews

[hkassabian]

Gavurdagi is an offensive name, literally translates to “infidel mountain” in Turkish. Especially hurtful to the religious minorities of Turkey and to their ancestors who were persecuted and massacred over the centuries.

 

[ForeverMama]

Very enjoyable salad all around. The seasonings in this salad were perfect with the tomato, parsley, and onion. The toasted walnuts, just brought it over the op good. Thank you CookGirl for sharing. Made it for CQ4, 2017 - Turkey.

 

[Baby Kato]

Lovely salad, tart, tangy and refreshing. Quick and really easy to make. Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe CG. I'm so happy that I tried it. Made for QC4 - Turkey.

 

[Mia in Germany]

Wonderful refreshing salad! I forgot to toast the walnuts, but it was delicious anyway. Thanks for sharing! Made for CQ 2017 Turkey for the Happy Campers

 

[*Parsley*]

I could live on stuff like this! I just wish I would have homegrown tomatoes right now. The flavors and colors are outstanding. One tsp of sumac may seem like a lot, but the pomegranate syrup balances it. The toasted (I very lightly toasted mine) walnuts for garnish were a great touch. In the end I actually mixed them right into the salad. I made this in the morning to have later for lunch. I used mini flatbreads to scoop up this yummy mixture. Next time I must remember to double this! Thank you, cg!