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With fresh herbs and spices, the Turkish onion salad is not only a real highlight in terms of taste but also visually. In just 15 minutes, the oriental side dish can be easily prepared from a few ingredients. We have prepared the best recipe for the original Turkish onion salad for you – gluten -free, vegan and really delicious.
This onion salad recipe has its roots in Turkish cuisine and is often served there with many other small dishes such as Cacik, pickled olives or together with flatbread and Börek as a starter, so -called meze. And there are many reasons why you should try the original Turkish onion salad. Not only that the sour-spicy salad is super fast and easy to prepare. With its refreshing taste, the crispy texture of fresh onions and herbs as well as oriental spices, the healthy salad also fits perfectly as a light side dish with grill dishes, kebab or as a snack in between. In addition, the recipe for the Turkish onion salad is inherently vegan and gluten -free and is so perfect for almost all of your guests.
The ingredients for the original Turkish onion salad
For the best Turkish onion salad you need just 6 ingredients, as well as salt and pepper to season.
- Red onions Form the basis for the onion salad and give it the typical color and sweetness.
- Smooth parsley Files freshly chopped for aromatic taste and a natural freshness.
- Sumach is a popular spice of oriental cuisine. It tastes pleasantly freshly sour and slightly fruity. It is considered to be particularly gentle on stomach and digestive and also fits perfectly as a spice with Baba Ganoush or Hummus. You get it in every Turkish supermarket.
- olive oil Makes the salad supple and rounds it off. We make sure to use extra native oil.
- Fresh lemon juice gives the salad a refreshing acidity.
- Sugar ensures a perfect balance between sweet and sour.
Turkish onion salad – simple preparation
Peel the red onions, halve and cut them into very fine slices. Mix together with sumach, sugar, chopped parsley, olive oil and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Let it pull through for 5 minutes. Complete. The Turkish red lentil soup is also easy to prepare and one of our favorite Turkish dishes.
5 tips for the perfect Turkish onion salad
The preparation of the onion salad is really easy. With a few tips you will succeed perfectly.
- Uses fresh ingredients. Especially with the onions and the herbs, this makes a huge difference. You can see that the onions are fresh from the fact that they are firm and on their shiny, smooth skin.
- You can also replace the sugar with pomegranate syrup. This is very popular in Turkish cuisine and gives the whole a great fruity note. Pomegranate seeds also fit wonderfully as topping.
- If the red onions are a little too sharp, you can soak in cold water or in salt water for half an hour. This makes them a little milder. You can find more detailed instructions in the notes at the end of the recipe.
- Cut the onions as thinly as possible, it is best to use a very sharp knife or a vegetable slicer.
- So that your salad does not become too watery, you should not let it go through for too long, but should serve after 5-10 minutes. So the freshness of the ingredients remains proven. Our pickled onions, on the other hand, are perfect for preparing and storing.
With fresh herbs and spices, the Turkish onion salad is not only a real highlight in terms of taste but also visually. In just 15 minutes, the oriental side dish can be easily prepared from a few ingredients.
110G
Information for 4 Portions
Suitable recipe recommendations
- Peel, halve and cut the onions into fine slices.
400 g red onions
- Add chopped parsley, sumach, sugar, lemon juice and olive oil.
4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, 3 tl sumach spice, ½ lemon (juice), 2 tablespoons of olive oil, Salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon of sugar
- Mix everything well. Season with salt and pepper. Let go for 5 minutes and serve.
Depending on your taste, you can prepare the onions in 3 different ways:
- You use them freshly cut, as indicated in the recipe. So they keep their sharpness and remain particularly crisp and aromatic. That is our favorite.
- You mix them with half a teaspoon of salt and let them pull for 30 minutes. The resulting onion water pours away. So they become softer and a little milder.
- You put the onion rings in a bowl with cold water for 30 minutes. Then fill up the water, dry the onions and process it. This is how they become milder, but keep their crisp bite.
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