Ispanak Tarator

Name: Ispanak Tarator
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 500 g fresh spinach; 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve; 300 g süzme (strained) yogurt; 2 cloves garlic; 40 g walnuts, roughly chopped; ½ tsp salt

/uhs·pa·NAK ta·ra·TOR/

Wilted spinach folded into garlic yogurt with walnuts

4serves

20 minactive time

Goes with

Rakı

Cool garlic yogurt and earthy spinach calm the anise between sips.

Also good with white wine.

Our chef's recipe, coming soon. This is the classic version, as it is made on most meyhane tables.

Ingredients

500 gfresh spinach
2 tbspolive oil, plus extra to serve
300 gsüzme (strained) yogurt
2 clovesgarlic
40 gwalnuts, roughly chopped
½ tspsalt

Method

Wash the spinach well and chop it roughly.
Wilt it in the olive oil over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Cool, then squeeze out as much liquid as you can.
Crush the garlic to a paste with the salt and beat it into the yogurt.
Fold in the spinach and most of the walnuts.
Spread on a plate, scatter with the rest of the walnuts and finish with olive oil.