Turkish Fried Zucchini Salad - Gazientep style (Kızarmıs Kabak Pıyazı)

And here is another Turkish appetizer for the hot summer days. It can be prepared as appetizer, meze or as a light lunch.

Where is Gazientep and what is its cuisine famous for? 

Gazientep is a city in south-east Turkey and one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city's local dishes are many and very various which is the result of besides the history, the geography. The Gazientep kitchen includes a lot of meat, yoghurt, vegetables, red pepper, garlic, baked goods. The city is also famous for its special cooking techniques and utensils and also for the spices they use. Such as saffron (hasbir), tarragon (tarhın) stb.

The area's popular dishes which are counted here:

- lahmacun (a.k.a Turkish pizza, a thin dough topped with minced meat, generally lamb or beef. It's sprinkled with lemon juice, wrapped up with lettuce)

- çiğ köfte (meatball made with raw meat)

- zerde (Turkish dessert, sort of sweet pudding made from rice and coloured with saffron)

- firik pilav

- sarma and dolma (stuffed vegetables, stuffed cabbage and grape leave) 

Ingredients:
small zucchini(s) 
olive oil
boiled egg(s)
tomato(s)
red pepper flakes (if you like hot, you can use chili flakes as well)
salt, pepper to taste

Put a saucepan of water to boil on medium heat. When it boils, place the eggs in it and after reboiling cook them for 10-12 minutes.

While the eggs cook, wash the zucchini, cut in round slices. Heat up a pan with some olive oil and fry the zucchini slices until both sides take a light golden colour.

When everything is ready, place the zucchini slices in the middle of a plate, cut the eggs and tomatos into slices and arrange them around the zucchinis on the plate as well. Sprinkle with some salt, pepper and red pepper (or chili) flakes. In the end pour some olive oil on everything.

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