Balik ekmek (Turkish fish sandwich)



If you don’t happen to live near the Bosphorus, then this sandwich is the closest you will get to the ridiculously moreish fish rolls sold along the banks of this mighty river.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspplain flour
  • 1 x 300 gfirm white fish fillet, cut into 2 equal-sized portions
  • 2 tbspchopped parsley leaves
  • 1 tbspcapers, rinsed
  • 1garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 1lemon, juiced
  • 60 ml(¼ cup) olive oil
  • 2round crispy rolls, sliced in half
  • 2 tspsumac
  • ¼ red onion, sliced
  • 1large tomato, thickly sliced
  • 2large handfuls shredded iceberg lettuce