KUSKUS SALATASI

COUSCOUS SALAD

Ingredients:

1 package couscous
1/2 cup of corn kernels
1/2 cup sweet peas
10 small pickles
1 carrot
2 roasted red bell peppers
5 green onions
1 bunch of parsley
juice of a lemon
 5 tbsp of  olive oil
salt

Cook couscous according to the packaging direction. Drain ant take it in a large mixing bowl.
Meanwhile, peel and grate the carrots. Chop parsley, green onion, pickles and roasted bell pepper. Add them into the couscous. Add lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Stir and take it in a serving bowl.

KÖFTELİ UZUN MAKARNA

 



SPAGHETTI AND MEAT BALLS

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of spaghetti

Meatball:

• 1 lb of ground beef
• 1/3 cup of bread crumbs
• 1 small size of onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1/3 bunch of fresh parsley
• 1 tsp of cumin
• 1tsp of baking soda
• 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper
• 1 tsp of red pepper flakes
• salt

Sauce:

• 2 tbsp of tomato paste
• 1 tbsp of red pepper paste
• 1 cup of boiling water

Take ground beef,bread crumbs, chopped onion,chopped garlic, chopped parsley,cumin, black pepper, red pepper flakes, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl and knead it until well combined. Cover with stretch film and let it rest for 4-5 hours in the refrigerator. At the end of resting time, take the mixture out and knead it one more time. Take small parts (about 2 tbsp ) make small meatballs. Take meatballs in a large frying pan over high heat. Fry for 20 minutes turning every 5 minutes.

In a mixing bowl,mix tomato paste, red pepper paste and 1 cup of boiling water with a whisk. Add this sauce over meat balls. Cover the lid, turn the heat medium. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package direction. 
Add sauce into spaghetti and stir.Cover the lid. Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.



MAKARNA SALATASI

PASTA SALAD

This salad has never disappointed me. I always prepare it to my friends with no doubt. Most of the time they ask for the recipe. It is also very easy to make. Here is my pasta salad recipe;

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb of pasta ( any kind you like )
• 1/2 cup of frozen corns
• 1/2 cup of frozen peas
• 3 tbsp of mayonnaise
• 3 tbsp of thick plain yogurt
• 1 tsp of ground red pepper
• 1/2 cup of pickle ( chopped )
  
• 1 bunch of green onion ( chopped )
  
• 5 cloves of garlic( minced )
• juice of 1 lemon
• 3 tbsp of vegetable oil
  
• salt

 Cook pasta according to package directions and let it cool for 40-50 minutes. Take pasta in a large mixing bowl. Add green onion, garlic, pickles, corns, peas, mayonnaise, yogurt, red pepper, lemon juice, vegetable oil, salt into the bowl and stir. Take it in serving bowl.

Note: 
The pickle I used was a mixture of carrot, cauliflower, cabbage pickles. If I am out of this kind of pickle, I just use the regular store bought pickles.

KIYMALI MAKARNA

PENNE WITH GROUND BEEF & TOMATO SAUCE

• 1 lb penne
• 1/2 lb of ground beef
• 1 large onion ( chopped )
  
• 1 green fresh pepper ( chopped )
  
• 2 tbsp of tomato paste
• 1 tbsp of red pepper paste
• 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 1/3 tsp of black pepper
• salt

Garlic yogurt

• 1 cup of plain yogurt
• 2 cloves of garlic ( minced )
  
• salt
  

Cook Penne according to package directions.

In a medium skillet, take ground beef with 2 tbsp of vegetable oil over medium heat. When the beef is cooked, add chopped onion and chopped green pepper into the skillet and cook them together for 5 minutes. Add tomato and pepper paste to the skillet and stir. Cook them all together for 10 minutes over medium heat. Turn the heat off and add black pepper and salt.
Add this sauce to the penne and toss gently.
In a large bowl; take yogurt, garlic and salt. Whisk until it is smooth.
Serve warm with garlic yogurt on top.