|





TURKISH FOOD RECIPES



















|

- Ingredients:
250 gr (8 oz) black-eyed peas -picked
clean and washed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
375 gr (12 oz) courgettes
Salt
For the dressing: At least 3
tablespoons olive oil per person, 1 lemon -quartered, Salt and black
pepper
-
How to
Make:
- In a medium saucepan, cover
the black-eyed peas with water, boil for three minutes and
drain, discarding the water.
- Cover with fresh water, add
the 2 tablespoons lemon juice (to prevent their
discoloring during cooking) and salt.
- Cover and simmer for 25
minutes.
- Cut the courgettes in 5 cm
(2-inch) pieces and then quarter them lengthways.
- Add them to the pan and cook
for 5-7 more minutes. Do not strain.
- Serve in individual soup
plates, allowing 2-3 pieces of courgette per person with some of
the cooking liquid as well; pour plenty of olive oil on top,
season and offer the lemon quarters to be squeezed according to
individual preferences. (Do suggest, though, that the more lemon
juice the better!)
|