Esme- Turkish Tomato dip

Preparation time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 0

Number of servings: 4-6

Carbon Footprint (per serving): kgCO2e

Recipe submitted by: Becky Mears (Season Well)

Ingredients

200g ripe tomatoes ½ pepper (red or green) 1 small red or white onion 1 clove of garlic 2-3 tablespoons oil (olive or cold pressed rapeseed) 1 handful of parsley 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Sumac (optional) Chilli flakes (for heat, optional) Salt and pepper

Method

Chop the tomatoes very finely. De-seed the peppers then chop finely. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic – or use a food processor to get everything to the same size. Wash and finely chop the parsley. Mix all the vegetables together in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and chilli for a spicy salad. Mix the oil and lemon and together and drizzle over the vegetables. Serve chilled with our easy homemade flatbread or with wholemeal pitta bread

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Equipment

No specialised equipment needed, just things you will have in your kitchen: Knife Chopping board large serving bowl small bowl spoons as needed Wooden spoon It would be helpful if you have some measuring spoons and a food processor but these aren’t necessary you can still make the recipe if you don’t have them.

Considering Carbon Footprint

Carbon footprint (per serving): kgCO2e. This is the same as making mugs of tea.*

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*Calculations made using the Carbon Footprint Calculator created by the Consumer Data Research Centre at University of Leeds.

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Our advice for the tastiest tomatoes is to grow your own. The tomato season has come to an end now (end November/ beginning of December) but we are still ripening some of our green tomatoes indoors. IF you have any unripe tomatoes left try putting them in a paper bag with the skin from a banana ( eat the banana first!) and leave in a sunny spot for a few days. Otherwise bookmark this recipe and keep it for when the UK tomato season starts again next summer. Even better bag tomato seedlings and a parsley seedling from us at the #GetGrowingLeeds events in spring 2025 and grow your own ingredients. Sumac and dried chilli flakes, if you want to use them,can be found at most big supermarkets or in ethnic food shops.

Nutritional Information

Tomatoes are packed full of vitamins A, C and E. They are also a fabulous source of antioxidants, like lycopene,w which help our bodies fight off toxins and disease.

We made this recipe for the Get Growing Leeds project to celebrate all the tomatoes successfully grown by communities in Leeds thanks to the seedlings given out by all the different groups taking part in the project

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Esme- Turkish Tomato dip