Turkish appetizers
Here you will fınd a large selection of turkish appetizers (meze), delicious starters. they are best served together! this is how enjoyment works!
In Turkey, of course, things are going much better for the delicious turkish appetizers. There is a refrigerated counter in almost every restaurant near the entrance where you can look at the fresh starters. Then you decide what you want from it and shortly afterwards it is served at the table with toasted flatbread. First the cold starters, then the warm meze such as, for example , Sigara Böreği . Danger! There is an acute risk of gluttony!
In the Arab world, the spelling Mezze or Mazza is often found . It’s basically all the same. In its heyday, the Ottoman Empire expanded around the Mediterranean. Accordingly, the term has established itself in many countries and cultures there.
You can find the individual dishes in separate articles so that they can be found more easily using the search. The list here will keep growing and growing over time. But before we start, a quick recipe for pickling olives. Because they should of course not be missing on any starter
Prep. time: 10 mins
Tub. time: 1 minute
Total time: 11 minutes
Pickled olives should not be missing on any dining table in Turkey!
Author: Maza
Recipe type: starters
Cuisine: Turkish
Servings: 4
ingredients
preparation
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Stuffed Turkish grape leaves without meat, but with lots of fresh herbs and currants.
A classic of the Anatolian cuisine. Here you can find out the difference between Turkish bulgur salad and tabbouleh.
Baking a Börek with spinach and sheep cheese yourself is easier than you think with this recipe and it is also sensationally delicious!
A real “just by feeling” recipe, because the delicious Icli Köfte need a little patience and sensitivity – then they are a stunner!
Sometimes there is only a subtle difference between normal and delicious! The spoon salad with pomegranate and walnut shows how it is – very tasty!
Fantastic party finger food and vegan too, so that everyone can grab it: Mercimek Köftesi made from red lentils and bulgur.
Imam Bayıldı is certainly one of the most famous Anatolian starters – probably also because of the funny name: “The Imam passed out”.
They are a big hit at every buffet: crispy lahmacun with a minced meat topping quickly outstrips some pizzas.
It’s easy to make, looks great and tastes tempting: fresh escargot with spinach and sheep’s cheese!
Antep Söğürme is a firework of smoky eggplant puree, onions, braised tomatoes and green peppers. A recipe to fall in love with!
Beetroot and sweet potato dip is a delicious starter that should not be missing on any buffet. Here with a refreshing apple salsa.
Labneh or “Süzme Yoğurt” in Turkish is made simple and a little lifesaver for all kinds of recipes from the Middle East!
These chickpeas contain everything that makes Anatolian cuisine so delicious: pomegranate, mint and paprika.
A traditional “pulled chicken” recipe that hardly anyone knows. It just tastes great: Circassian chicken.
Another classic of the Turkish meze: thick white beans in olive oil should not be missing on any appetizer table or when grilling in summer.
Everyone loves hummus! But only a few know the delicious Greek counterpart Fava, made from yellow flat peas. With capers, chives and crispy fried onions, it’s a great treat!
Ingeniously simple and incredibly tasty: prawns – cooked in the oven with olive oil, lemon and garlic and served with fresh coriander. This is how holidays taste!
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It sounds banal and it doesn’t look very much either – but whoever has tried Yoğurtlu Havuç once, always wants more of it!
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Party finger food that makes everyone happy – crispy, wonderfully fragrant Muska Böreği with three very tasty fillings.
Bell pepper and eggplant vegetables together with tomatoes is an unbeatably delicious mixture that has even become a song of its own in Turkey.
Smoky eggplant puree turns out really good when grilled with charcoal. Then this Turkish meze is simply irresistible!
A delicious starter that is easy to prepare. Beetroot with sheep’s cheese and basil is simple, ingenious and incredibly delicious!
Beetroot puree and horseradish are a perfect duo with many trace elements. They make you fit for the winter! Here with walnuts and sheep cheese!
A very fresh chickpea salad for the party buffet that is easy to prepare and can be kept in the refrigerator for several days. Delicious!
A perfect start to a hot summer day! Shakshuka is real soul food and can be prepared in many different ways.
Simple, tasty and the ingredients are available in every supermarket – with this recipe for Turkish zucchini pancakes everyone will enjoy having a vegetable day.
A summer starter made from eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes with yogurt and herbal oil: Turkish Shakshuka.
There are no limits to delicious pastes made from legumes. Today the great white bean hummus to Ottolenghi.
Only summer is so simple and delicious: white bean salad and kofta from Antalya – dressed with tahini and the juice of sun-ripened oranges.
This delicious summer thirst quencher is made from just one lemon and one orange: lemon-orange lemonade or Limon Şerbeti.
An unusual thirst quencher with a great color and a slightly peppery-fruity taste: red basil iced tea or Reyhan Şerbeti.