Turkish
Vegan
Gluten freeHatay zeytin salatası
Green olive and walnut salad
Hatay zeytin salatası: cracked green olives with walnuts, pomegranate molasses and herbs
Hatay grows olives on every hillside towards the Syrian border, and its meyhanes and breakfast tables always have a bowl of this salad: green olives tossed with walnuts, spring onion, tomato, parsley, pepper paste and pomegranate molasses. It is salty, sour and sweet at once, and sits happily next to cheese, eggs and flatbread in the morning or as a meze in the evening. Pit and chop the olives yourself; jarred sliced olives are too soft. Rinse very salty olives first, or the salad is overwhelming. Chef's tip: dress it an hour ahead so the olives soak up the molasses, but add the tomatoes and herbs just before serving.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Serves
- 4
- Per serving
- 230 kcal
Ingredients
- 9 oz green olivespitted and roughly chopped
- 1 ¾ oz walnutsroughly chopped
- 3 spring onionsthinly sliced
- 1 tomatodeseeded and diced
- ⅔ oz flat-leaf parsleychopped
- ⅓ oz fresh mintchopped
- 1 tsp Turkish red pepper paste
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp dried thyme or za'atar
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Taste an olive; if very salty, rinse 9 oz green olives and pat dry.
Step 2: Whisk 1 tsp Turkish red pepper paste, 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp dried thyme or za'atar and ½ tsp pul biber (Aleppo chilli flakes) in a bowl.
Step 3: Toss the olives, 1 ¾ oz walnuts and 3 spring onions in the dressing and leave for up to an hour.
Step 4: Just before serving, fold in 1 tomato, ⅔ oz flat-leaf parsley and ⅓ oz fresh mint.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 230 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 8 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hatay zeytin salatası take?
- About 20 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of walnuts?
- Pecans or chocolate chips, same amount.
- What can I use instead of spring onions?
- Chives, or a little finely sliced onion.
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