Contents

Salads

Marinated Roast Peppers

Aubergine Salad

Beet Salad

Cacık (Yogurt & Cucumber)

Citrus Salad

Gavurdağ Salad with Pistachios

Legumes

Chickpea and Sun-dried Tomato

Casserole

Kuru Fasulye (White Bean Stew)

Akurdışı (Bean Dip)

Chilled White Beans

Fava Soup

Chilled Wheat Berry Soup

Red Lentil Soup

Chickpea Soup with Spinach

Palace Chickpea Stew

Topik (Layered Chickpea Pâté)

Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves

Vegetables

Spinach Root with Olive Oil

Stuffed Vegetables with Olive Oil

Asparagus and Artichoke with Jerusalem Artichoke Puree

İmam Bayıldı (Stuffed Aubergine)

Fried Aubergine with Tomato Sauce

Vegetable Medley with Olive Oil

Green Beans with Damson Plums and Olive Oil

Faux Stuffed Cabbage Stew

Artichoke wrapped in Vine Leaves

Celeriac, Jerusalem Artichoke and Quince Rounds

Baba Ghanoush Terrine

Artichoke Soup with Olive Oil

Swiss Chard with Chickpeas

Carrots with Rice and Grape Molasses (Pekmez)

Squash and Aubergine au Gratin

Cabbage with Walnuts

Artichoke Salad

Pureed Peas with Samphire and Fresh Fava Beans

Stuffed Vine Leaves with Cherries

Baba Ghanoush with Goat Cheese Gratin

Mesclun and Pomegranate Syrup

Grilled Halloumi in Vine Leaves

LeavesStuffed Swiss Chard

Karnıyarık (“Slit Belly” Aubergines)

Stuffed Quince

Stuffed Artichokes with Chopped Meat

Marmarine

Artichoke with Olive Oil

Carrots with Cardamom and Olive Oil

Zucchini au Gratin

Pumpkin Fritters

Savory Pastries

Onion Börek

Sigara Böreği (Cheese Cigars)

Gözleme (Swiss Chard Pastry)

Poğaça (Cheese Buns)

Açamuka (Cheese Pastry)

Pumpkin Fritters

Egg Noodles with Goat Cheese and Walnuts

Rices

Tomato Pilaf

Chicken and Almond Pilaf

Bulgur Pilaf with Chestnuts

Vegetable Bulgur Pilaf

Herbed Lamb Pilaf

Seafood

Pan-Fried Zander

Baked Crispy Sardines

Poached Sea Bass

Anchovy Croquettes

Stuffed Mussels with Saffron

Tiryaki Sauce

Sea Bass in Milk Sauce with Vegetable Mashed Potatoes

Stewed Octopus with Mastic

Swiss Chard Stuffed with Seafood

Octopus Carpaccio with Daikon and Celery

Baked Filet of Grouper with Vegetable Croquettes and Roasted Pepper Cream Sauce

Stuffed Calamari

Spicy Calamari with Pickled Turnips

Chilled Sardines with Lemon Zest and Currants

Grilled Grouper with Beet and Bulgur Salad

Muhammara (Basted Grilled Prawns with Purslane and Yoghurt Dressing)

Broiled Red Mullet with Pine Nuts Lakerda (Salted Bonito) and Fava& Sumac Pesto

Seared Scallops with Humus and Pastırma

Botargo on Phyllo Squares

Fish Soup with Wheat Berries

Tarama (Cured Roe)

Poultry & Game

Aubergine Chicken Parcels

Turkey Stew with Zucchini Puree

Duck Mutancana

Aubergine Stuffed with Quail

Pomegranate Quail Stuffed with Cinnamon Pilaf, Served with Pumpkin Potato Mash

Şıps (Chicken with Spiced Sauce)

Çılbır (Poached Eggs with Yoghurt Sauce)

Menemen (Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes and Banana Peppers)

Meats

Lamb Entrecote with Pomegranate Glaze and Apricot Confit

Ali Nazik Kebab

Lamb Ragoût with Prunes

Baked Lamb Chop Börek

Abugannuş (Lamb Cubes on a Bed of Grilled Vegetables)

Şans Kebap

Beetroot Ayran (Yogurt Drink) & Ground Meat Breadsticks

Shoulder of Lamb with Hünkârbeğendi (Sultan’s Delight)

Grilled Loin of Lamb with Smoked Aubergine Puree

Stuffed Red Peppers

Stuffed Swiss

Chard and Mustard Grain Sauceamp

Pilafamp

Cherry Wood Smoked Loin of Lamb with White Bean Puree and Walnut Paté

Marinated Lamb Chops with Smoked Aubergine Risotto and Wild Thyme Sauce

Veal Cheeks with Tomato Pesto and Orzo Pilaf

Veal or Lamb Shish Kebab

Kadınbudu Köfte (Lady’s Thigh Meat Patties)

Mini Meatbolls in Lemon Sauce

Bulgur Köfte (Meatballs) with Yogurt Basil Köfte (Meatballs)& Crispy Potatoes

Leek Köfte (Meatballs)

Lamb Shanks

Desserts

Holiday Halvah with Almonds and Caramel Sauce

Şekerpare (Mini Cakes with Syrup)

Holiday Helva with Almonds and Caramel Sauce

Şekerpare (Syrup Cakes)

Lemon Blancmange

Homemade Cherry and Coriander Lokum (Turkish Delight)

Ahköekakan (Walnut and Chestnut Dessert)

Pumpkin Tatin with Pistachio Ice Cream

Dates and Fig Dessert

Quince Puree

Sesame Apricots

Candied Pumpkin

Güllabiye Halvah

Rose Petal Pudding

Citrus Pudding with Cherry Sauce

Fig Pudding

Halvah with Halloumi Cheese

Petaluda

Pear Terrine with Basil Ice Cream and Cinnamon Cookie Crumbs

Candied Pumpkin Wrapped in Kadayıf and served with Tahini and Grape Molasses (Pekmez) Sauce

Sütlü Zerde (Milky Zerde)

Pomegranate Blossom Sherbet

Cinnamon Sherbet

Strawberry and Wine Jello

Sahlep Pudding with Strawberries

Macaroons with Pomegranate and Beetroot Ganache

Frigo Pudding