Turkish samphire with olive oil and garlic
Turkish samphire / sea asparagus / salicornia is great as a small salad along with fish. Or as a part of turkish meze with many different dishes. See the 3 recipes here
Ingredienser
- 150 gram Samphire
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated
- ½ lemon, only the juice
- 2-4 tbsp olive oil
Sådan gør du
- 1: Rinse and clean samphire thoroughly. There may be some sand in it. 2: Boil plenty of water and put the samphire in the pan. Cook it for 8-12 minutes 3: Quickly get the stalks into a doorway and pour over with cold water. Then you stop the further boiling and the samphire retains its beautiful color. Let them dry a bit and put them in a small dish. 4: If some of the stems feel a little thick and hard, try to wiggle the "branch" out of the stalk, so that you are left with the clean soft flesh. But it does require a little fingernail and caution. 4: Tear the garlic in a small bowl and add lemon juice and oil. Pour the dressing over the samphire. 5: Serve immediately (can rest a bit) with, for example, new potatoes and fish or use it alone as a meze or a small salad for the food.
Noter
Remember to rinse the samphire very well. Boil in plenty of water and rinse immediately after boiling with ice-cold water. This is how they retain the color best.
Remember that there may be a “tree end” in the branch. It should be gently pulled out, so that the juicy soft meat can be eaten.
And just a few extra recipes.
Recipe 2:
• Add 3 cloves of garlic to the water, while it is boiling and put in the samphire. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Mix ½ dl of olive oil with ½ tablespoon white grapefruit vinegar (or white wine vinegar), ½ tablespoon pomegranate vinegar, ½ tablespoon bell pepper, ½ tomato in small cubes and a little "pul biber" / chili flakes and add it to the cooled samphire. Recipe 3:
Boil the samphire with plenty of water and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Rinse with cold water after 8-10 minutes. Add some lemon juice and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Mix a dressing of 1 tbsp mayonnaise, 1½ dl of Turkish yogurt and 1 clove of grated garlic and serve with the salt.
• Add 3 cloves of garlic to the water, while it is boiling and put in the samphire. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Mix ½ dl of olive oil with ½ tablespoon white grapefruit vinegar (or white wine vinegar), ½ tablespoon pomegranate vinegar, ½ tablespoon bell pepper, ½ tomato in small cubes and a little "pul biber" / chili flakes and add it to the cooled samphire. Recipe 3:
Boil the samphire with plenty of water and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Rinse with cold water after 8-10 minutes. Add some lemon juice and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Mix a dressing of 1 tbsp mayonnaise, 1½ dl of Turkish yogurt and 1 clove of grated garlic and serve with the salt.