Gavurdağı Salatası — Gaziantep Tomato, Walnut and Pomegranate Salad

A vibrant salad of finely chopped tomatoes, onion, walnuts, herbs and pomegranate molasses.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 20 min
Total: 20 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
✅
Serves
6 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 5 ripe tomatoes, finely diced
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 green pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 small bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 small bunch fresh mint, leaves chopped
  • 60g walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 1 tsp sumac
  • 1 tsp pul biber (Turkish chilli flakes)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Method

  1. Rub the onion with the sumac and a pinch of salt for 1 minute, then put in a large bowl.

  2. Add the tomatoes, pepper, parsley and mint.

  3. Whisk the olive oil, pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, pul biber and salt together and toss through the salad.

  4. Stir in the walnuts just before serving so they stay crunchy.