{"id":943,"date":"2014-04-14T11:15:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T08:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fructopia.wordpress.com\/?p=943"},"modified":"2017-10-16T00:22:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T21:22:46","slug":"rainbowsalad-leftover-herbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/rainbowsalad-leftover-herbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Salad With Herbs Galore"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rainbow\"RainbowSpring arrived in Istanbul a few weeks ago and we are already heading full speed towards Summer. While in Southern Turkey the skin-warming sun lures people into the sea for the first time this year, in Istanbul we are celebrating the sun\u2019s return by letting sweet and plump, bright red strawberries melt in our mouths. All the while the Spring showers, turning the Black Sea region into a bright green wonderland, are responsible for the abundance of delicate and rich greens on display at our weekly farmers market. Trying to refrain oneself from those treats would almost be an insult to this country\u2019s fertility. Thus, happily volunteering to pay tribute, mint, parsley, dill, thyme, basil and other greens pile up in our kitchen every week. We\u2019ve become quite creative in terms of putting the various herbs to use, though sometimes we just can\u2019t keep up and the delicate little plants wither away. To use up all of the leftover herbs in due time I came up with this little rainbow salad. Instead of the usual lettuce I put in bol bo<\/em>l (Turkish for plenty of) fresh herbs resulting in a\u00a0feast for the eyes and fireworks for your taste buds. I wouldn\u2019t even mind having this salad two days in a row. <\/p>\n

Rainbow Salad (serves 1)\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNigella seeds are famous for their taste as well as their healing properties. They are anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory and aid digestion. Consumption also promises relief of flatulence.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 hands full of fresh herbs (e.g. parsley, purple basil, dill and mint)
\n1\/2 hand full of fresh sprouts of your choice (I had some sprouted unhulled \/ browntop millet seeds on hand)
\n1\/2 yellow bell pepper
\n1\/4-1\/2 avocado, depending on your personal tolerance level
\noptional: some goat milk feta
\njuice from 1\/2 lemon
\n1-2 tbsp olive oil
\n1 tsp nigella seeds
\npinch of Himalaya salt
\npinch of sumac
\nfreshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n

Roughly chop up herbs. Cut bell pepper, avocado and feta cheese into small cubes and put in a bowl together with the herbs. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Afiyet olsun!<\/p>\n

\"Rainbow<\/p>\n

\"Rainbow<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring arrived in Istanbul a few weeks ago and we are already heading full speed towards Summer. While in Southern Turkey the skin-warming sun lures people into the sea for the first time this year, in Istanbul we are celebrating the sun\u2019s return by letting sweet and plump, bright red strawberries melt in our mouths. All the while the Spring showers, turning the Black Sea region into a bright green wonderland, are responsible for the abundance of delicate and rich greens on display at our weekly farmers market. Trying to refrain oneself from those treats would almost be an insult to this country\u2019s fertility. Thus, happily volunteering to pay tribute, mint, parsley, dill, thyme, basil and other greens pile up in our kitchen every week. We\u2019ve become quite creative in terms of putting the various herbs to use, though sometimes we just can\u2019t keep up and the delicate little plants wither away. To use up all of the herbs in due time I came up with this little rainbow salad. Instead of the usual lettuce I put in bol bol (Turkish for plenty of) fresh herbs resulting in a feast for the eyes and fireworks for your taste buds. I wouldn\u2019t even mind having this salad two days in a row.
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Die Zeichen stehen in Istanbul schon fast nicht mehr nur auf Fr\u00fchling, sondern alles bewegt sich mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit gen Sommer. Die Sonne, die im S\u00fcden bereits zum Baden ins Meer lockt, lassen wir uns hier in Istanbul in Form von s\u00fc\u00df-prallen Erdbeeren auf der Zunge zergehen. Und die Fr\u00fchlingsschauer, die die Schwarzmeerregion in eine sattgr\u00fcne M\u00e4rchenwelt verwandeln, lassen unsere Wochenm\u00e4rkte vor taufrischen Kr\u00e4utern und kuriosem Wildgem\u00fcse \u00fcberquellen. Sich auf dem Wochenmarkt beim Kauf zur\u00fcckzuhalten w\u00e4re fast schon eine Beleidigung an die Fruchtbarkeit dieses Landes. Ich bin freiwillig ganz vorne mit dabei mich dankbar zu zeigen, und so stapeln sich jede Woche b\u00fcschelweise Petersilie, Minze, Dill, Thymian und Basilikum in unserer K\u00fcche. In Sachen Kr\u00e4uterverwertung hei\u00dft es folglich dranbleiben, und trotzdem, manchmal kommen wir einfach nicht mit dem Essen hinterher, bevor die zarten Pfl\u00e4nzchen ihre K\u00f6pfe h\u00e4ngen lassen. Die Strategie bei diesem Salat war also, auf bekanntes Gr\u00fcnzeug verzichten und stattdessen bol bol (t\u00fcrkisch f\u00fcr “in rauen Mengen\u201c) Kr\u00e4uter untermischen. Nicht nur eine kleine Augenweide, auch ein Feuerwerk f\u00fcr die Geschmacksknospen. Diesen Salat esse ich ohne zu murren auch mal zwei Tage in Folge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[38,40,43,45,46,53,54,56,60,63,72,105,140,129],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fructopia.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}