SIPCY TOMATO DIP (ACILI EZME): MEZE WITH MINCED VEGETABLES & SPICES

Full recipe and directions for The Spicy Tomato Dip (Acl Ezme)
Ingredients

The Spicy Sauce :
tbsp salt
tbsp ground isot (Urfa) pepper
tbsp ground sumac
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp hot red pepper flakes
1 tbsp dried mint
2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp pepper paste
6 tbsp olive oil
lemons juice

The Vegetables:
4-5 medium-sized tomatoes
1 onion
4-5 garlic cloves
3 red capia peppers
bunch of parsley

Directions:

THE SPICY SAUCE
Mix the tbsp of salt, tbsp of ground sumac, tbsp of dried mint, 1 tbsp of paprika, 1 tbsp of hot red pepper flakes, the juice of lemon, 2 tbsp of tomato paste, 2 tbsp of pepper paste, 1 tbsp of pomegranate molasses, and 6 tbsp of olive oil in a bowl
Thoroughly whisk the ingredients, cover with a lid and set aside

THE VEGETABLES
Wash the vegetables
Dice the onion, mince the garlic cloves and set aside
Discard the stems and the seeds of capia peppers, dice them and set aside
Peel the tomatoes, discard the seeds and the jelly bits; then, dice the tomatoes and set aside

(!) This recipe requires minimum vegetable juice to achieve a proper consistency; you can use these juicy tomato pieces in any other recipe)

Mince the parsley and set aside

MINCING & MIXING
Traditionally, mincing is done by a special knife called SATIR (Mincing Knife) to get a very fine but grained texture
However, you can instead use a food processor at the small expense of desired texture
Start with mincing the diced onions, then the diced red peppers, tomatoes, and finally the minced parsley
You may appreciate the help of someone with stronger hands to breeze through this process!
Once the vegetables are cut down to a fine grained and homogenous texture, add them into the Spicy Sauce and mix the ingredients until become a grainy spread
Cover the bowl with a lid and keep the EZME in the fridge until serving

SERVING
Serve the ACILI EZME cold
You can add lemon slices and additional fresh parsley for decoration
This Meze has a distinct, spicy, and savoury taste
The mellow flavour is between fresh salad and salsa cruda May be both in one dish!!
It is a must-have Meze and dip on the Rak Table along with seafood or kebap & and meat-oriented menus

Enjoy!

Music:
Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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