Turkish stuffed peppers

Serves 6–8 Stuffing vegetables with bold aromatics is a Turkish specialty. Also known as Biber Dolmasi, these stuffed peppers can be served as an appetizer, side dish or main course. Traditionally made with Turkish green peppers, bell peppers of any color work well as an alternative.

A robust Middle Eastern mixture of rice, dried apricots, currants, and nuts seasoned with aromatics is packed into a colorful assortment of peppers.

Turkish stuffed peppers (etli biber dolması) are a favorite around here. If you've never tried them, here's your chance to taste the best recipe out there!

Turkish stuffed peppers are the perfect vegetarian addition to any feast! These sweet and tender small bell peppers are filled with the most flavorful lemony and tomatoey rice filling.

Dolmeh Felfel (Persian Stuffed Bell peppers) - a traditional dish of rice, herbs and meat stuffed into bell peppers and slow-cooked with spices to form a fragrant, delicious meal.

The long, pointed, bright green peppers used extensively in Turkish cuisine have quite a number of excellent uses. They are mild enough to chop into salads (while still being more interesting a flavour than green bell pepper), but can be added to pilaffs, stews, casseroles, and pasta dishes with a certain wild abandon. They also bake up beautifully when stuffed. A lot of stuffed pepper recipes are based on (or incorporate) rice, or some other grain into the stuffing mixture. These peppers…

Some of the food we eat has the ability to transport us to our childhood, have a special link to bond us with those precious memories. These stuffed peppers and tomatoes have such power on me…

These Turkish stuffed peppers from Esra Muslu are made with a type of dried chilli called kurutulmus biber, rather than fresh bell peppers and are served with a crunchy leblebi - or roasted chickpea - chimichurri. Esra recommends the brand Öncü for the dried red peppers and açi biber salçası (hot pepper paste).

Turkish pepper paste, or biber salcasi, is a tasty red condiment made from sweet peppers. Make this recipe to use in your favorite dishes.

Peppers stuffed with creamy feta cheese, baked to perfection for a deliciously easy and flavorful dish.