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Meze Recipes

Classic olive-oil meze recipes to enrich your table.

The secret to a good meze table is a quality olive oil. Try the recipes below with Blacksea extra virgin olive oil and you'll notice the difference in natural aroma and flavour straight away.

Stuffed Vine Leaves in Olive Oil

Vine leaves filled with rice and blended with the aroma of olive oil — a classic Aegean meze.

Ingredients

Vine leaves
Rice
Onion
Blacksea extra virgin olive oil
Currants and pine nuts
Mint, dill and lemon

Preparation

1.Sauté the onion in olive oil, then add the rice and spices.
2.Fill the leaves with the mixture and roll them up tightly.
3.Cook in a pot with olive oil and lemon over low heat.
4.Serve once cooled.

Haydari (Strained Yoghurt Meze)

A refreshing meze of strained yoghurt, garlic and mint, drizzled with olive oil.

Ingredients

Strained yoghurt
Garlic
Dried mint
Blacksea extra virgin olive oil
Salt

Preparation

1.Mix the yoghurt with crushed garlic and mint.
2.Season with salt.
3.Drizzle generously with olive oil and mint.
4.Serve with fresh bread.

Spicy Tomato Meze (Acılı Ezme)

A fiery Antep meze where tomatoes, peppers and spices meet olive oil.

Ingredients

Tomatoes
Green peppers
Onion and parsley
Pomegranate molasses
Blacksea extra virgin olive oil
Chilli flakes and salt

Preparation

1.Finely chop all the vegetables.
2.Add the pomegranate molasses, olive oil and spices.
3.Mix and let it rest for a while.
4.Serve cold.

Şakşuka (Fried Vegetables in Tomato Sauce)

A hearty meze of aubergine, courgette and pepper fried in olive oil and topped with tomato sauce.

Ingredients

Aubergine and courgette
Peppers
Tomatoes and garlic
Blacksea extra virgin olive oil
Salt

Preparation

1.Fry the vegetables in olive oil.
2.Prepare a light sauce with tomatoes and garlic.
3.Pour the sauce over the fried vegetables.
4.Serve warm or cold.