Acılı Ezme (Spicy Tomato Dip)

Finely chopped tomato, pepper and onion with pomegranate molasses and chili; a spicy meze.

Ingredients

  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 green peppers
  • 1 onion
  • ½ bunch parsley
  • 1 tbsp pepper paste
  • 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp isot pepper
  • 1 tsp sumac
  • salt (to taste)

Method

  1. Chop the tomatoes, peppers, onion and parsley very finely with a knife.
  2. Mix them with the pepper paste and drain off any excess liquid.
  3. Add the pomegranate molasses, olive oil, isot, sumac and salt and mix well.
  4. Chill for 15 minutes and serve with kebabs or bread.