İstanbul Usulü Soğuk Çipura Salatası with Capers, Fennel and Lemon-Dill Vinaigrette
Gently poached sea bream fillets, chilled until silky, are layered over paper-thin fennel and dressed with briny capers, fresh dill and a bright lemon-olive oil vinaigrette — a refined cold-fish salad rooted in the classic İstanbul zeytinyağlı tradition.
35 min285 kcal / servingeasy
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