Whole plant foods, no added oil, no added sugar, no refined flour, little added salt. Turkish recipes only. 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z https://eathealthyandcheap.com/cuisine/turkish/ Eat Healthy and Cheap https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/acili-ezme/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The finely chopped Turkish meze of tomato, pepper, and onion pounded to a coarse relish, sharpened with pomegranate molasses and lemon and lit up with Aleppo pepper.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/asure-noahs-pudding/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The ancient Turkish pudding of whole grains, beans, and chickpeas simmered soft with dried apricots, figs, and raisins, sweetened only by the fruit and finished with walnuts and pomegranate.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/barbunya-pilaki/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A cold Turkish meze of beans slow-simmered with carrot, potato, and tomato, then chilled and brightened with lemon and a shower of parsley.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/batirik-mersin-bulgur-walnut-meze/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A Mersin bulgur meze pounded with walnuts, tomato, and pomegranate molasses, scooped up in lettuce leaves, tart and nutty and no-cook.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/bulgur-pilaf-with-chickpeas/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The Turkish weeknight pilaf of coarse bulgur steamed with chickpeas, onion, and pepper in a tomato broth. Whole cracked wheat replaces white rice, and no-salt bouillon carries it without butter.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/coban-salatasi/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The everyday Turkish chopped salad of tomato, cucumber, pepper, and onion, dressed with lemon and sumac and heaped with parsley, no salt needed.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/ezogelin-corbasi/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A velvety Turkish red lentil soup rounded out with a handful of bulgur and rice, deepened with toasted tomato and pepper paste, and finished with dried mint and Aleppo pepper bloomed in the pan.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/fellah-koftesi-turkish-bulgur-kofte-in-tomato/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Fine bulgur kneaded with tomato paste and cumin into little dimpled dumplings, simmered in a light minted tomato broth. A meatless Antakya meze.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/gavurdagi-salatasi/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The Gaziantep salad of tomato, walnut, and pepper cut small and dressed with pomegranate molasses and sumac, with no oil and no salt needed.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/havuc-tarator-turkish-carrot-walnut-yogurt-meze/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Grated carrot softened in its own steam, folded into thick garlicky plant yogurt with toasted walnuts and dried mint. A cool Turkish meze.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/haydari/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The thick Turkish meze of strained plant yogurt, toasted walnuts, and dried mint, stiff enough to stand a spoon in and sharp with garlic.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/imam-bayildi-braised-stuffed-eggplant/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Turkey's stuffed eggplant, softened in the oven and filled with sweet braised onion, garlic, and tomato instead of a bath of oil.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/incir-uyutmasi-turkish-fig-pudding/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A Turkish fig pudding set with nothing but blended dried figs and warm soy milk, chilled overnight and topped with toasted walnuts.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kabak-tatlisi/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Winter squash simmered slow in a date syrup with clove and Ceylon cinnamon until translucent, then finished with tahini and toasted walnuts.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kayisi-tatlisi/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Dried apricots poached soft in orange juice and filled with a thick cashew cream, the Turkish sweet rebuilt without the usual sugar syrup and clotted cream.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kisir/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A rust-red Turkish bulgur salad plumped in tomato and pepper, loaded with parsley and mint, and finished with pomegranate molasses instead of oil or salt.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/leblebi-roasted-chickpeas/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Cooked chickpeas dried well and roasted until they rattle and crunch, then tossed warm with salt-free Aleppo pepper and sumac for a tart Turkish snack.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/menemen-egg-free/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The soft Turkish breakfast skillet of tomatoes and green peppers cooked down to a jammy tangle, with silken tofu folded through at the end for the custardy curds that eggs usually provide.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/mercimek-corbasi-turkish-red-lentil-soup/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Turkey's everyday red lentil soup, blended silky with carrot and potato and finished the traditional way with dried mint and lemon.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/mercimek-koftesi/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Hand-shaped red lentil and bulgur patties, no baking or frying, brightened with lemon and herbs, scooped up in crisp lettuce leaves at the table.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/piyaz-white-bean-salad/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Soft white beans tossed with onion, parsley, and tomato, sharpened with sumac and lemon. Rubbing the raw onion with sumac tames its bite, so the salad tastes seasoned without salt.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/saksuka-turkish-roasted-eggplant-and-zucchini/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The Turkish meze of roasted eggplant, zucchini, and potato folded into a garlicky tomato sauce, served cool with a squeeze of lemon.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/sehriye-corbasi-turkish-tomato-noodle-soup/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Whole-grain vermicelli toasted dark, then simmered in a tomato broth with carrot and dried mint. The everyday Turkish starter, no bouillon cube.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/turkish-green-beans-in-tomato/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Green beans braised slowly with onion and tomato until meltingly soft, the Turkish zeytinyagli made without the oil it is named for. The sweetness comes from onion cooked down low and slow.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/turkish-green-lentil-salad/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A Turkish green lentil salad brightened with scallion, pepper, and herbs, then dressed with lemon, pomegranate molasses, and sumac.