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Friday, July 14, 2006

Ezme Salatasi (Turkish Tomato Salad)

I'm going to admit right up front that I'm not sure whether I'm posting this photo because I liked the recipe or because I wanted to show off the bowl that I got in a little art gallery in Hotchkiss, Colorado. Don't get me wrong. The salad was good--light and cool and it really went well with the hummus and baba ganoush I made for dinner last night. But the bowl--mocha brown with shiny, copper-colored stripes of glazing--is a work of art. Too bad that pesky salad is covering most of it up!

Middle Eastern-Style Tomato Salad

Ezme Salatasi (Turkish Tomato Salad)

2 large tomatoes (or 4 medium), chopped
1/2 large cucumber, peeled and diced
1/2 yellow pepper, seeded and chopped
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Spicy V-8 (or tomato juice)
generous grating black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cumin
salt to taste (optional)

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Serve immediately or chill for an hour. Try it in a pita with hummus or on top of a green salad.

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12 Comments:

Blogger Kalyn said...

Lovely bowl and delicious looking salad.

5:12 PM, July 14, 2006  
Anonymous Courtney said...

Yum! Susan this looks great--so pretty with all of the colors. And, it is the perfect no-cook meal that I have been looking for! It is a sticky humid 97 here in MN, and cooking is the last thing in the world that I want to do--this is dinner tomorrow evening for sure!

Courtney

5:15 PM, July 14, 2006  
Blogger Catherine said...

beautiful - this would be great for the party I'm going to this weekend. thanks!

6:14 PM, July 14, 2006  
Blogger Melissa West said...

It all looks wonderful, the bowl and what is in it.

8:37 PM, July 14, 2006  
Blogger Isil S. said...

Yes, this our very classic salad during summer. Looks delicious!

6:11 AM, July 15, 2006  
Blogger funwithyourfood said...

haha That IS a great bowl susan :)

At first glance I thougt this was mango salsa

Teddy

11:20 AM, July 15, 2006  
Blogger Melody said...

That salad looks amazing..

Post a pic of the empty bowl!

1:38 PM, July 15, 2006  
Blogger Milinda said...

Beautiful bowl. And the salad is gorgeous too.

3:49 PM, July 15, 2006  
Blogger karen said...

This is a beautiful salad and a beautiful bowl! This would be great to eat in this humid, nasty weather.

6:47 PM, July 15, 2006  
Anonymous nutmeg said...

Great photography, as usual, nice looking bowl, lovely fresh salad, I made it last night. Just what I was looking for, our weather in U.K. in the 80s (that's pretty hot for us).

12:42 AM, July 17, 2006  
Blogger laura jesser said...

I'm always looking for something new to make hummus more exciting--the same cucumber and pita bread gets boring. I'll try this soon. Thanks!

7:46 AM, July 17, 2006  
Blogger Karena said...

I made this tonight for my family and it was great! The bowl I served it in was one I could trust with a two year old around, so the presentation wasn't nearly as nice, but delectable nonetheless.

1:07 PM, July 20, 2006  

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