Jan 18, 2013

Kumpir - Turkish Potato salad Recipe

Recipe from Binnur's Turkish cookbook

Also called Au Gratin Potatoes.
1 baked potato
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp kasar cheese (mozzarella), grated
Salt
Pepper

Sweet corn
Sweet peas, frozen, rinse with hot water, drain
Turkish Black olives, pitted, sliced
Green olives, pitted, sliced
Pickled cucumber, cut in cubes
Pickled beet, cut in cubes
Green onions, sliced
Red cabbage, julienne cut, squeeze with salt, rinse and drain
Carrot, grated
Tomato, cut in cubes
Mushroom, sliced
Fish, in can
White cheesse (Feta), cut in cubes

Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220 C). Pierce the potato with a fork in several places. Place it on oven tray. Bake for 45 - 55 minutes or until tender when pierced with tip of the knife. If you have an Au Gratin Dish, put the baked potato in it. Cut the potato lengthwise in half. Put the butter, cheese, salt and pepper in, mix them with the potato with the knife until it is smooth and creamy (picture). Put some of the ingredients that you liked over the top. Serve as a light lunch or branch.

* Do not use aluminum foil to wrap potatoes to bake, the taste will be steamed texture.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Let me what you think about this!