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Appetizers, which have a very wide place in Turkish cuisine, are among the tastes that are enjoyed by many people of all ages. Would you like to prepare delicious appetizers for your family or guests at home? Then, in this article, appetizer recipes that will make your conversations more enjoyable and whose taste will not be forgotten are waiting for you.

Fava Beans à la Turque Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of dried broad beans
• 4 glasses of hot water
• 1 large onion
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 sugar cube
• A pinch of dill

Preparation:

• Chop the onions into small pieces and place them in a pan. Add olive oil to the pan and start cooking the onions.
• When the onions turn slightly pink, add the broad beans. Then add 3 cups of hot water, sugar cubes and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until the broad beans become soft.
• You can add more hot water to the pan depending on the water absorption of the broad beans.
• When the broad beans become soft, pour the mixture into the blender, and bring it to a puree consistency.
• Place the mixture in a suitable container and let it chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Optionally, you can serve the fava in a bowl or sliced ​​by adding olive oil and dill.

Babagannush Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 eggplants
• 4 green peppers
• 3 red capia peppers
• 2 tomatoes
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 coffee spoon of pomegranate syrup

Preparation:

• Roast tomatoes, eggplants, green and red peppers in a pan.
• Place the roasted vegetables in a deep bowl, cover them with stretch film and let them rest for a while.
• Peel the skins of the vegetables you are resting. Then chop the vegetables finely with the help of a knife.
• Place the chopped vegetables on a serving plate.
• For the sauce, crush the garlic and put it in a bowl. Then add olive oil, salt and pomegranate syrup and mix.
• Pour the sauce that you prepared over the vegetables and serve by mixing.

Mussels in Garlic Butter Recipe

Ingredients:

• Approximately 800 grams of cleaned inner mussels
• Lots of garlic
• Olive oil
• Salt

Preparation:

• Pour plenty of olive oil into the pan.
• Add the washed and drained mussels to the pan and cook over high heat, stirring gently, for 5-6 minutes.
• After adding the garlic in a bowl, add some salt, crush it, and place it into the pan. Continue cooking with the mussels for about 1 more minute.
• Place the cooked mussels and garlic on a serving plate. Serve it hot with olive oil on top.

Pastrami Hummus Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of chickpeas
• 2-3 slices of pastrami
• 4-5 tablespoons of tahini
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 coffee spoon cumin
• 1 coffee spoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• Juice of half a lemon

Preparation:

• Soak and boil the chickpeas, then peel the boiled chickpeas well.
• Place all the ingredients except pastrami in a food processor. You can adjust the consistency of the hummus as you wish.
• Spread the mixture on a serving plate.
• Chop the pastrami. Add olive oil to a small pan and cook the pastrami slices for 1-2 minutes.
• Serve it hot by placing the cooked pastrami on top of the hummus.

Köpoğlu Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 eggplants
• 3 green peppers
• 1 large tomato
• 1 clove of garlic
• 4 tablespoons of strained yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 sugar cube
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of salt

Preparation:

• Peel the eggplants into various shapes and chop them into small pieces.
• Cut the green peppers in half.
• Add vegetable oil in a deep pan and heat it. When the oil is hot, add the eggplants and peppers and fry.
• Place the fried vegetables on a serving plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
• For the sauce, peel and grate the tomatoes.
• Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the tomato paste and cook it. Then add grated tomatoes and continue cooking.
• Add sugar, salt and pepper to the pan and cook until the sauce thickens.
• Place the fried eggplants and peppers on a serving plate.
• Crush the garlic and add it to the strained yogurt and mix.
• Pour the yogurt sauce over the vegetables to cover them.
• Pour the tomato sauce you prepared over the yogurt sauce and serve. Bon appetit!

A Unique Taste Experience at Elite World Hotels & Resorts: MezeFest

MezeFest, where you can discover delicious appetizers, is waiting for you in our hotels named Elite World Grand İstanbul Küçükyalı, Elite World Grand İstanbul Basın Ekspres, Elite World İstanbul Florya, Elite World Grand Sapanca and Elite World Van, where The Grill restaurant is located.

As part of MezeFest, you can taste hot and cold appetizers to accompany your beverage. Many cold appetizers such as Girit paste, Sisam roasted pepper paste, Ermeni pilakisi, stuffed wine leaves with cherry, tarhunlu marin levrek, Sömbeki borani, broad bean paste prepared by the expert chefs of Elite World Hotels & Resorts, are offered to the guests. There are also hot appetizer options such as Süryani yaprak ciğer, Suvlaki with chili pepper sauce, Kefdedakia with tomato sauce and roasted hummus. You can contact Elite World Hotels & Resorts to get more detailed information about MezeFest and to experience a unique taste.