Turkish Menemen (Scrambled Eggs with Tomato & Peppers)
The ultimate Turkish breakfast: eggs slow-scrambled with onion, green peppers, tomatoes and chilli.
22 recipes using tomatoes — Kebabs, mezze, baklava and the richness of Anatolian cooking.
Turkish cuisine is famous for its bold, distinctive flavours. These turkish tomatoes recipes range from quick weeknight dishes ready in under 30 minutes to impressive weekend feasts. Each recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions, and full calorie counts per serving.
The ultimate Turkish breakfast: eggs slow-scrambled with onion, green peppers, tomatoes and chilli.
Thin-sliced döner meat over crispy flatbread, drowned in tomato sauce and browned butter, served with yoghurt.
Thin, crispy flatbread topped with spiced minced lamb, tomatoes and herbs — Turkey's beloved street food.
Golden boat-shaped flatbread filled with spiced lamb, peppers and egg — Turkey's answer to pizza.
Whole eggplants slow-roasted with fragrant onion, tomato and garlic — a legendary Turkish vegetarian dish.
Vibrant bulgur salad with fresh tomatoes, cucumber, herbs, and tangy pomegranate molasses dressing.
Finely chopped tomatoes, peppers, and onion with pomegranate molasses — Turkey's essential BBQ condiment.
Eggs poached in spiced tomato and pepper sauce.
Tender braised lamb in rich tomato sauce served on a velvety smoked aubergine and cheese béchamel — a legendary dish from the Ottoman imperial kitchen.
Hearty Turkish white bean stew cooked with tomato, onion and lamb — a national comfort food served with rice pilav and pickles.
Crispy, paper-thin Turkish flatbreads topped with a boldly spiced lamb and tomato mince, finished with fresh herbs, lemon and pomegranate seeds.
Turkish scrambled eggs simmered with tomatoes, peppers and spices — the ultimate comfort breakfast, served bubbling from the pan.
Thin-sliced grilled lamb on toasted Anatolian bread, finished with brown butter, tomato sauce and a quenelle of strained yogurt — Bursa's masterpiece refined.
Turkey's fiery ground lamb kebab — seasoned with red pepper flakes and hand-kneaded onto flat skewers, chargrilled over glowing coals.
Bursa's legendary döner kebab — sliced doner over torn flatbread, drenched in hot tomato sauce and sizzling butter, served with yogurt.
The imam fainted — whole aubergines stuffed with caramelised onions, tomatoes, and garlic, braised in olive oil until silky and melting.
Turkey's beloved boat-shaped flatbread — hand-stretched dough filled with spiced ground lamb, cheese, or egg, baked in a blazing hot oven.
Split-belly aubergines stuffed with seasoned ground lamb, tomato, and green pepper, baked until the filling is rich and the aubergine silky.
Turkish stuffed cabbage rolls — tender cabbage leaves wrapped around a spiced lamb and rice filling, braised in tomato sauce until meltingly soft.
Turkey's baked aubergine and lamb classic — layers of fried aubergine, spiced ground lamb, and tomato sauce baked until rich and bubbling.
Turkish scrambled eggs with tomatoes and peppers — the perfect breakfast.
Bursa's most famous dish — sliced döner over toasted pide, drowned in tomato sauce and bubbling brown butter.