Name: Samphire Salad with Almonds (Bademli Deniz Börülcesi Salatasi)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: zest of 1 orange, cut into fine strips or grated; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 90 ml (3 fl oz) extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 100 g (3½ oz/⅔ cup) roughly chopped blanched almonds; 400 g (14 oz) fresh or pickled samphire; zest of 2 lemons, cut into fine strips or grated

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

Samphire grows on the coast and in coastal marshes – hence its salty flavour – and makes a very, very good salad. It is commonly found on the menu of meyhanes (taverns), and is sold fresh at good fishmongers and specialist food shops, or pickled at specialist grocery shops and delicatessens.

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) fresh or pickled samphire
zest of 2 lemons,

Method

Rinse the fresh samphire under cold running water, and remove any tough stems or roots. Break up any larger pieces into smaller stems. Next, blanch the fresh samphire in boiling water for 10 minutes; refresh under cold water. (If you are using pickled samphire, just rinse it well.) Drain the samphire, and put in a bowl. Add the lemon and orange zests and the almonds. Make the vinaigrette by whi