Bosphorus Cafe Grill

humus

freshly pureed chickpeas with extra virgin olive oil, tahini, garlic, and lemon juice

babaganush

fresh smoked eggplant purée with tahini, olive oil, and yogurt

eggplant with tomato sauce

cubes of eggplant in a rich tomato sauce with red and green bell pepper, onion, and garlic

stuffed grape leaves (yaprak dolma)

grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants, onion, and fresh herbs and spices

turkish ezme

delicious combination of fresh tomatoes, red and green bell pepper, red onion, walnuts, garlic, parsley, dill pickle, jalapeno pepper, and lemon juice

haydari

thick and creamy yogurt mixed with walnuts, dill, and mint

feta cheese plate (beyaz peynir)

slice of sheep full-fat turkish feta cheese

saute spinach with yogurt sauce

baby spinach sautéed with touch of spanish onion and red bell pepper, topped with homemade garlic yogurt. serve as a cold

cacik

homemade yogurt blended with finely chopped kirby cucumber, garlic, dill, fresh mint.

tabbuli

cracked wheat, with accents of tomatoes and red bell peppers, parsley, and green onion, topped with authentic turkish extra virgin olive oil

eggplant salad

fresh smoked eggplant purée with garlic, chopped smoked bell pepper, dill, olive oil and herbs

mixed appetizer plate

selection of five choices of cold appetizers

branzino (levrek izgara)

mediterranean sea bass, served whole or filleted, char-grilled and served with mesculine

dorado (cupra izgara)

mediterranean dorado (filleted), served char-broiled or lightly pan-fried served mesculine, recommended whole lightly pan fried

st. peter

pan seared piece of fillet st. peter fish with chef's unique white wine lemon sauce over sautéed spinach with diced red bell pepper and onion served with jasmine white rice

fish at the bosphorus

lightly pan fried, steak cut crispy whole st. peter fish served with baby arugula, radish, red onion, tomato salad.

salmon grill

salmon seasoned with our special spices, served with jasmine rice

salmon saute

salmon sautéed with bell peppers, onions, wild mushrooms, garlic and herbs with white wine lemon sauce - served with rice

shrimp shish kebab

marinated shrimp grilled on skewers then served with rice and vegetable

shrimp sautee

shrimp sautéed with bell peppers, onions, wild mushrooms, garlic and herbs with lemon sauce - served with rice

shrimp casserole

shrimp sautéed with bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, garlic and herbs, topped with kasar cheese in a rich cream sauce - served with rice

cheese roll (sigara boregi)

crispy filo dough stuffed with feta cheese and parsley

pan fried calf's liver cubes (ciger tava)

tender, hand-breaded liver pan-fried and served over sautéed fries and freshly sliced red onions

fried calamari (kalamar tava)

crispy fried calamari served with a light pine nut infused sauce

pan fried zucchini patties (mücver)

a delicious combination of tender zucchini and fresh herbs and spices served with our special yogurt sauce

falafel

a mixture of chickpeas, celery, parsley, and green onions tossed in spices and fried, served with tahini sauce

shepherd's salad (coban salatasi)

chopped cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, parsley, and red onion tossed in our special dressing.

arugula salad

baby arugula, red onion and tomato with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and red wine vinegar

white beans salad (piyaz)

white beans, tomatoes, bell pepper, red onion, parsley, topped with hardboiled egg and turkish olives with house sauce

house salad

romaine hearts, spring mix, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, feta cheese, tabbuli, and turkish black olives in our special dressing.

lentil

a vegetarian blend of red lentils, turkish seasonings and fresh herbs

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