TAZE BÖRÜLCE SALATASI

LONG BEAN SALAD

Ingredients:

1 lb long bean
1 carrot ( peeled and grated )
1 small size red onion (half moon sliced )
1 red sweet pepper ( sliced )
1 yellow sweet pepper ( sliced )
2 tomatoes ( peeled and cubed )
1/4 cup of olive oil
1/3 cup of boiling water
1 tbsp of tomato paste
salt
Chopped fresh dill to decorate

Wash and cut the long beans 2-3 inch parts. Boil the long beans and drain. Discard the remaining water. Take the long beans in a large pot. Add grated carrot on top of  long beans. Add onion on top of carrot. Add sliced pepper on onions. Add cubed tomatoes on peppers. Dissolve the tomato paste in 1/3 cup of boiling water and add it in the pot.  Add olive oil salt. Do not stir. Cover the lid.
Turn the heat on medium low and simmer  for 30 minutes. When it is cooled take it in a serving dish and decorate with chopped dill.

HURMALI KURABİYE

DATE FILLED COOKIES

Makes 40 cookies.

Ingredients:

3 cups of flour
1 stick of salted butter
2 eggs
1/3 cups of powdered sugar
1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream
2 tbsp of wheat starch
1 tsp of vanilla sugar
1 tsp of baking powder

Filling:
20 dates ( finely chopped )

Shift flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar, powdered sugar, starch all together in a large mixing bowl. Take soften butter, whipping cream, eggs in another large bowl and mix. Add shifted mix gradually to the liquid and make a soft dough.
Dust a large, flat surface with the flour (dusting will keep the dough from sticking). Place the dough onto flat surface and roll the dough until it reaches 1/5" thickness with a roller pin.
Preheat the oven 350F. Place a parchment paper on a baking sheet. Cut off the dough with a round cookie cutter.Place 1 tsp of chopped dates in the middle of the dough and close it up. Place them on a baking tray. Preheat the oven to 350F. Bake them until golden brown.
When they are cooled, sprinkle powdered sugar on top of them and serve.

MISIRLI & SALATALIKLI PATATES SALATASI

POTATO SALAD WITH CORN  CUCUMBER
Ingredients:

6 medium size boiled potatoes (grated )
1/3 frozen corn kernel
1 cucumber (grated )
1 cup of plain yogurt
1 bunch of fresh dill
juice of half lemon
salt

Take grated boiled potatoes in a large mixing bowl after it is cooled.Squeeze the juice of grated cucumber. Take the cucumber in the mixing bowl and discard its juice. Chop the dill and add it in the mixing. Add corn kernel, lemon juice, yogurt and salt. Stir and take it in a serving dish.