Turkish Spoon Salad with Pomegranate Molasses

Name: Turkish Spoon Salad with Pomegranate Molasses
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 very ripe vine-ripened tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and finely diced; 1 red pepper, deseeded and finely diced; 2 red chilli peppers, deseeded and finely diced; 1 small cucumber, peeled, deseeded and finely diced; 1 small red onion, peeled and finely diced; 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley leaves; 1 tsp pomegranate molasses; 1 tsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp sumac (optional); 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 10–12 mint leaves, chopped; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The Sun-Soaked Plate

By Marc Fosh

Published 2026

About

Ingredients

4 very ripe vine-ripened tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and finely diced
1 red pepper, deseeded and finely diced
2 red chilli peppers

Europe
Spain
Gluten-free
Vegan
Low carb
Low calorie
Mediterranean
Summer

Method

Turkish spoon salad is one of those dishes that proves just how exciting simple ingredients can be. It’s a salad built for sharing. Juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, sweet peppers and onions are chopped finely enough to scoop up with flatbreads, yet full of big, bold flavours.

What makes this salad sing is the dressing: good olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, a hint of pomegranate molasses a