Su böreği, which translates to water börek, is a variety of Turkish borek that has a reputation as being one of the most difficult boreks to prepare. It is traditionally filled with cheese and parsley. The dough sheets need to be soaked in a combination of water, olive oil, milk, and eggs before baking, making the …
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Cacık
Found in various forms throughout cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East, cacık is a refreshing Turkish dip made with strained or diluted yogurt mixed with finely chopped cucumbers and minced garlic. It is traditionally flavored with olive oil, dill weed, mint, either lemon juice or vinegar, and sometimes even oregano, thyme, sumac, and paprika. …
Salmon, samphire & charred cucumber salad
Ingredients 1 tbsp seaweed flakes or nori sushi sheets, crushed 2 tsp chilli flakes 1 tbsp demerara sugar finely grated zest 2 limes 750g boneless side of salmon 1 tbsp olive oil 2 large cucumbers halved lengthways 2 green chillies sliced 3 tbsp sushi ginger chopped 150g samphire 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 bunches of …
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Gooseberry & elderflower yogurt ice
Ingredients 400g gooseberry 200g golden caster sugar 3 tbsp elderflower cordial 500ml pot Greek yogurt 150ml whole milk Method step 1 Tip the gooseberries and sugar into a pan with 2 tbsp water. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar. Increase the heat and simmer for a few mins to soften the berries. step 2 Remove …
Fino & butter poached peaches with ginger pecan crunch
Ingredients 110g plain flour 2 tsp ground ginger 50g unsalted butter diced and chilled 50g muscovado sugar 50g pecan nuts roughly chopped 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds roughly chopped 4 ripe peaches 1 vanilla pod 200ml fino sherry 60g unsalted butter 2 tbsp maple syrup 100g thick Greek yogurt to serve Method step 1 Heat the …
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Fruity milk jellies
Ingredients 16 gelatine leaves 1.2l full-fat milk 200g peaches fresh or from a can, drained 200g icing sugar yellow, pink, purple and orange food colouring (optional) flavourless oil for the moulds 200g raspberries 200g blackberries 200g mango fresh or from a can, drained ice cream to serve (optional) Method step 1 Pour four gelatine leaves …
Fruit custard shortcake
Ingredients 320g pack scone mix 250g pack frozen mixed berry 2 tbsp demerara sugar 500g pot ready-made fresh custard Method step 1 Heat oven to 220C/fan 200/gas 7. Make up the scone mix according to pack instructions, then press out into a circle approx 20cm across on a lightly floured baking sheet. Make the edge …
Sundried tomato soda bread baps
Ingredients 250g plain white flour plus extra for dusting 250g seed & grain bread flour 100g porridge oat 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp dried thyme 25g butter 85g sundried tomato (from a jar), roughly chopped 475ml buttermilk Method step 1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and dust a baking tray with flour. …
Strawberry lemon sorbet
Ingredients 2 lemons roughly chopped (the lot) 800-900g/1lb 12oz-2lb caster sugar 1.8kg/4lb strawberries hulled juice of 2 more lemons Method step 1 Put the lemon pieces into a food processor or blender with the sugar and pulse-chop until the lemon and sugar have combined to a purée. Tip the mixture into a bowl. step 2 …
Basil & strawberry Pimm’s
Ingredients small bunch basil 500ml Pimm’s 1 ½l chilled lemonade 200g sliced strawberry Method step 1 The night before, whizz the basil leaves with 500ml water. Fill 2-3 ice cube trays and freeze overnight until solid. step 2 On the day, mix the Pimm’s with the chilled lemonade in a large jug. Add some basil …
Piña colada tart
Ingredients For the shortcrust pastry 250g plain flour plus extra for dusting 75g icing sugar 125g unsalted butter cubed 2 egg yolks For the pineapple filling 5 eggs 140g caster sugar 150ml double cream 80ml pineapple juice not from concentrate 2 small lemons juiced For the topping 300ml double cream 100ml coconut rum maraschino cherries …
Raspberry tea ice lollies
Ingredients 100g raspberries 3 raspberry teabag 1 tbsp maple syrup juice of 1 lime Method step 1 Put the raspberries, raspberry tea bags and maple syrup in a bowl, then pour over 350ml boiling water. Leave to infuse for 10 mins, then remove the tea bags, stir in the lime juice and leave to cool. …
White wine sangria
Ingredients 2bottles white wine 300ml ginger wine 80ml elderflower cordial 4 limes thinly sliced into rounds 3 peaches sliced large handful raspberries ice 1l sparkling water edible flowers (optional) Method step 1 Put all the ingredients (except the ice, water and flowers) into two large jugs and put in the fridge for at least 1 …
Strawberry jellies with elderflower ice cream
Ingredients 16g leaf gelatine (9 small sheets) 185g granulated sugar 475ml rosé wine 16-20 medium-sized strawberries (the size is important), hulled For the ice cream 100g caster sugar 500ml milk 1 tbsp liquid glucose 3 egg yolks 200ml double cream 200ml crème fraîche 100ml elderflower cordial 1 lime juiced Method step 1 First, make the …
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Katmer
A type of sweet börek, katmer is a specialty of Gaziantep, or simply Antep – Türkiye’s gastronomic capital and a rich melting pot of diverse cultures and cuisines nestled in southeastern Anatolia – an ancient city whose claim to fame is being home to world’s finest pistachios and the delicious Antep baklavası. Katmer is what …