Cold Refreshing Yoghourt Soup

It’s the best time for making "cold refreshing yoghourt soup", which is also nutritious and refreshing in these hot days. Also It is very easy for person who always comes late at home because of heavy traffic.

Vegetable Soup with 30 different Ingredients for your Diet

If you are on a diet close your eyes and imagine. Imagine about cooking something that consists of the nourishment, vitamins, protein, carbonhydrates and taste of 30 different things. Also imagine that this meal is light, fills your stomach and is good for a diet. I hear you say "No way! What kind of diet is this?" Follow this recipe and decide for yourself if I'm right or wrong.

Nettle Salad with Tomatoe Sauce

I previously gave you a recipe for "Stinging Nettle Puree." If you are fond of nettle I bet you will love this recipe for "nettle salad with tomatoe sauce".


Ingredients

• 250 gr of stinging nettle
• 2 middle sized tomatoes, grated
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 middle size onion, chopped finely
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 1 tablespoon of grape vinegar
• 1/2 a small cup of olive oil
• 1 stem of parsley leaves
• 1 stem of dill leaves
• Salt
• A Pair of thin rubber gloves

Directions

1. Remove the leaves of the stinging nettle from the stems with rubber gloves, and wash. Be careful it really does sting!


2. Put the nettle in hot water and boil for 10-15 minutes. When the nettles can be squashed with a spoon it's cooked.


3. Put the nettle in a striner and press out the juice with the help of a spoon. Put the nettle in a service plate.


4. Mix the grated tomatoe, finely chopped onion, crushed garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt and lemon juice in a seperate bowl.


5. Pour this mixture over the nettle and add the parsley and dill for decoration.
   

Afiyet olsun!

Refresh Yourselves in the Summer with Jajik!

Yesterday I gave you the recipe for rice pilaf. In Turkey rice pilaf goes very well with Jajik, which I will explain here in this post. "Jajik" or "Cacik" in Turkish, is a commonly prepared appetizer in Turkey and can be a replacement for a bowl of salad. It's perfect for hot summer days, refreshing and nourishing. If you are fed up of eating salads you can try jajik for a change. This recipe is for 2 servings, after a try you can play with the amounts I give here, according to your own preferences. The main ingredients are cucumber and yoghurt, adding the others are up to you.