Turkish Green Bean Salad Food

TURKISH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

TURKISH-STYLE BRAISED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large sauté pan or heavy pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the onions and stir occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes.
• Add the beans, tomatoes, 1 cup water, sugar, salt and pepper and bring just to a boil. Reduce heat to low, then cover and simmer until the beans are very tender, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from heat, adjust the seasoning to taste and cool to room temperature, uncovered, about 45 minutes. Stir in the mint and serve, with thick yogurt and lemon wedges.

TURKISH BEAN AND HERB SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the beans and their soaking water with the two crushed garlic cloves, the halved yellow onion and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer one hour. Add salt to taste, and continue to simmer until tender but intact, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat. Discard the onion halves, garlic cloves and bay leaf, and carefully drain the beans through a colander or strainer set over a bowl.
• Meanwhile, cut the tomatoes in half across the equator. Set a strainer over a bowl, and squeeze out the seeds from the tomatoes into the strainer. Rub the gelatinous seed sacs against the strainer to extract the juice, and discard the seeds. Grate the tomatoes against the large holes of a box grater set in a wide bowl, and discard the skins. Add the juice from the strained seeds to the grated tomatoes, and stir together.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large, heavy casserole or Dutch oven over medium heat, and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until very soft but not browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add a generous pinch of salt and the garlic, and continue to cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Stir in the sugar, half the tomatoes and half the herbs. Reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring often, until the mixture has cooked down to a fragrant sauce, about 15 minutes. Stir in the beans, 1/2 cup of broth and the remaining tomatoes. Cover and simmer for another 25 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat, stir in the remaining herbs and olive oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and allow to cool. Stir in the lemon juice if desired, and serve with lemon wedges. If the beans seem dry, add more of the bean broth to taste.

TURKISH PIYAZ (BEAN SALAD)

Steps:

• Rinse and drain the beans.
• Toss the beans with the other salad ingredients and transfer to a serving platter. (If you wish, the serving platter can be lined with lettuce or mixed greens first.).
• Whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour on top. Set salad aside to marinate for 1 hour.
• Before serving, garnish with eggs, black olives and parsley.
• Servings are estimated.
• Preparation time is estimated using canned beans.

TURKISH GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large sauce pot, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and saute 5 minutes until the onions are soft.
• Add the green beans, tomatoes, sugar, salt and pepper to the pot, cover and let stew over medium heat for 45 minutes or until the beans are very soft.
• Transfer the beans to a serving dish and garnish with chopped mint, lemon wedges and a dollop of yogurt on top.

MIKE'S FRESH GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressings about an hour before serving.
• Whisk the salt and vinegar together in a small bowl and set aside (room temperature).
• Put the olive oil in a small jar with a lid, adding the garlic and shallots (room temperature).
• Peel, seed, and coarsely chop tomatoes, and put in colander and sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Allow tomatoes to drain.
• Clean beans, break into bite size, and blanch 4-6 minutes.
• Plunge beans into ice water to stop cooking for 2 minutes.
• Drain, dry, wrap in towel.
• When ready to serve, add the vinegar to the olive oil mix, cover, and shake vigorously.
• Put beans in chilled bowl, pour dressing over beans, and toss.
• Add the drained tomatoes.
• Garnish with the parsley and correct the seasoning.
• Serve.

TURKISH GARBANZO BEAN SALAD RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Mix together all ingredients and serve or refrigerate. This salad tastes even better the next day, after all the flavors have had a chance to seep into the beans.

TURKISH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Saute onions in olive oil until golden.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Cover and cook on low to med heat, stirring occasionally until veggies are tender.

TURKISH-STYLE BRAISED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cut a small X in bottom of each tomato with a sharp paring knife. Blanch tomatoes in a 3-quart saucepan of boiling water for 10 seconds, then immediately transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Drain, peel, and coarsely chop.
• Cook onions and garlic in oil in a wide 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes.
• Add beans, water, sugar, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to moderately low, then cover and simmer until beans are very tender, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature, uncovered, about 45 minutes. Serve beans with juices.