Recipe & Video Turkish style Sea beans salad (Samphire)

[Hungry Man]

Sea beans salad (Deniz Borulcesi)
A classic Turkish meze served with seafood and raki, one of my favorites when I'm in Turkey for summers!

View: https://youtu.be/wUFte1OcQYg


Ingredients:

• 100 g sea beans
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 lemon (juice)
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Method:

1. Trim to remove the tough woody parts of the lower stalks and give it a light wash to remove any grit.
2. Blanch the see beans in boiling water for a few minutes.
3. Cool the samphire in iced water and set aside in a serving bowl.
4. Combine the olive oil, chopped garlic and the lemon juice in a bowl
5. Drizzle the sauce over the samphire or sea beans and mix well.

 

[Morning Glory]

Love samphire! Its great with fish (well, obviously!).