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Ezme

Name: Ezme
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: turkish
Ingredients: 3 Large Tomato; 1 medium Romano Pepper; 1 medium Green Chilli; 1 small Onion; 2 cloves minced Garlic; 25 g Parsley; 2 tablespoons Red Pepper Paste; 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree; 2 tablespoons Pomegranate Molasses; 1 tablespoon Pul Biber; 2 tsp Sumac; 1 tablespoon Dried Mint; 60 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil

A classic Turkish vegetarian from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

min total

servings

402

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Turkish Vegetarian in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ezme

Ingredients

3 LargeTomato
1 mediumRomano Pepper
1 mediumGreen Chilli
1 smallOnion
2 cloves mincedGarlic
25 gParsley
2 tablespoonsRed Pepper Paste
1 tablespoonTomato Puree
2 tablespoonsPomegranate Molasses
1 tablespoonPul Biber
2 tspSumac
1 tablespoonDried Mint
60 mlExtra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions

01
Put the tomatoes and all of the peppers in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Tip out into a sieve, set over a bowl and leave to strain. Add the onions, garlic and parsley to the food processor and blitz until finely chopped, then set aside.
02
Add red pepper paste, tomato purée, pomegranate molasses, pul biber, sumac, dried mint and most of the extra virgin olive oil to a serving bowl and whisk well so everything comes together as a sauce. Tip in the blitzed onion mixture and the strained pepper mixture along with 1 tsp flaky sea salt . Stir well, then drizzle with the remaining extra virgin olive oil to serve.