Ezme Recipe (Ready in 60 Min)

A crowd-pleasing Turkish vegetarian built around tomato, green chilli and parsley — roughly 60 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 6 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.

You'll mainly reach for food processor and whisk. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.

How to make it

Put the tomatoes and all of the peppers in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
Tip out into a sieve, set over a bowl and leave to strain.
Add the onions, garlic and parsley to the food processor and blitz until finely chopped, then set aside.
Add red pepper paste, tomato purée, pomegranate molasses, pul biber, sumac, dried mint and most of the extra virgin olive oil to a serving bowl and whisk well so everything comes together as a sauce.
Tip in the blitzed onion mixture and the strained pepper mixture along with 1 tsp flaky sea salt .
Stir well, then drizzle with the remaining extra virgin olive oil to serve.

You'll use: Food processor · Whisk

Tips & common questions

How long does Ezme take to make?

About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 13 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.

Can I scale this recipe up or down?

Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.

Is Ezme vegan?

Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.