Meze Atlas, Greens and salads

Semizotu Salatası

Name: Semizotu Salatası
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 300 g semizotu (purslane); 2 tomatoes, diced; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 tsp sumac; ½ tsp salt; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice

/se·MEEZ·o·too sa·la·ta·SUH/

Purslane salad with tomato, onion and lemon

4serves

15 minactive time

Goes with

Rakı

Lemony, juicy purslane keeps the palate fresh between sips of rakı.

Also good with rosé.

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

Ingredients

300 gsemizotu (purslane)
2tomatoes, diced
1small red onion, thinly sliced
1 tspsumac
½ tspsalt
3 tbspolive oil
2 tbsplemon juice

Method

Wash the purslane well and pick the leaves and tender tips.
Rub the onion slices with the sumac and salt.
Toss the purslane, tomatoes and onion with the oil and lemon juice. Serve at once.