Name: Aicha’s Salad (Ayşe Salatasi)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 large zucchini (courgettes), grated; 1 carrot, grated; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; a few mint leaves, cut into fine strips; 150 g (5½ oz) Turkish or Greek-style yoghurt; 2 garlic cloves; extra virgin olive oil, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

Making a Turkish meal can take a long time, several days even. Not just because some recipes take a little while to make, but rather because a multitude of meze is required for a crowd of guests. And in 5 minutes, it’s all gone’, Ayşe (Aicha’) explains to me, laughing. This quick and easy salad is her creation. Thank you, Ayşe.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 large zucchini (courgettes), grated
1 ca

Method

Heat the sunflower oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the zucchini and carrot, and sauté for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, crush the garlic with a little salt using a mortar and pestle. Add it to a tablespoon of the yoghurt in a small bowl, before adding the rest of the yoghurt, so that the garlic mixes through evenly. Dress the vegetables with the yoghurt sauce, then add the mint leaves