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Table
Four essential dips and salads that belong together on a warm-weather table — each one a recipe passed down through the YUNUS TUNC family kitchen.
"The mezze table is not a course — it is a conversation. Each dish speaks to the others, and together they say everything a Turkish summer afternoon needs to say."
— Yunus Tunç, family notebook, 1987
How to serve this collection
Prepare all four in the morning and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature thirty minutes before serving. Arrange on a large wooden board with warm flatbread, sliced cucumbers, radishes, and a bowl of olives. Pour cold ayran or a dry rosé. Let the afternoon take care of itself.
Haydari
Thick strained yoghurt whipped with garlic, dried mint, and a drizzle of olive oil — cool, creamy, and utterly irresistible.
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Patlıcan Salatası
Flame-charred aubergine mashed with roasted peppers, lemon, and garlic into a smoky, velvety salad you'll return to again and again.
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Ezme
Finely hand-chopped tomatoes, peppers, and onion bound with pomegranate molasses and a spark of chilli — bright, punchy, and alive.
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Tarator
A silky walnut and bread sauce sharpened with vinegar and garlic — the ancient companion to fried fish and tender vegetables.
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