Engin Akin

You can serve as a small plate (or meze) alongside two others—Flaky Cheese Rolls and Zucchini Patties with Feta—to begin a meal. Or as a side dish to go along with Tomato and Mint Salad with Pomegranate Dressing and Spicy Lamb with Charred Eggplant Puree and Pita. Just don't forget the Cognac-Glazed Dried Apricots with Cinnamon-Spiced Yogurt to top it all off.

Serve this small plate (or meze) with two others—Zucchini Patties with Feta and Fresh Spinach with Garlic-Yogurt Sauce—to begin the meal, and then proceed with Tomato and Mint Salad with Pomegranate Dressing and Spicy Lamb with Charred Eggplant Puree and Pita. Don't forget the Cognac-Glazed Dried Apricots with Cinnamon-Spiced Yogurt to top it all off.

Serve this small plate (or meze) with two others—Flaky Cheese Rolls and Fresh Spinach with Garlic-Yogurt Sauce—to begin the meal, and then proceed with Tomato and Mint Salad with Pomegranate Dressing and Spicy Lamb with Charred Eggplant Puree and Pita. Don't forget the Cognac-Glazed Dried Apricots with Cinnamon-Spiced Yogurt to top it all off.

Turkish cooking might sound exotic, but it's easy. Most of the ingredients are familiar, and combining them in new ways makes for an exciting and different way to eat. This is an excellent side salad for lamb chops. For a great small-plates dinner party menu that's modern Turkish cooking at its best, pick up the May issue of Bon Appétit.