Name: Tomato Salad with Tahin (Tahinli domates salatası)
Yield: Serves 3-4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tahin; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; juice of ½ lemon; 2-4 tablespoons water; 6 spring onions, roughly chopped; 4 large ripe tomatoes, skinned, halved and sliced; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed

Preparation info

Serves
3-4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

A delicious salad of fresh ripe tomatoes and spring onions in a piquant dressing. The same dressing is used for a variety of salads using fresh and steamed vegetables such as cucumbers, cauliflowers, celery, potatoes, celery root, Jerusalem artichokes, courgettes and carrots.

Ingredients

4 large ripe tomatoes, skinned, halved and sliced
6 spring onions, roughly chopped

Method

Lay the tomato slices on a plate with the spring onions on top. Bind together the ingredients for the dressing until smooth and of pouring consistency. Season to taste, then pour it over the tomatoes and onions and serve.