Turkuaz Restaurant Midtown East

Turkish restaurant, 1072 2nd Ave, New York, NY

VeganScore 80 · 3 vegan main dishes

Menu

Mains

• Baby Okra — Baby okra, peppers, onions and garlic braised in tomato sauce, served with rice pilaf. Vegan
• Anatolian Vegetable Casserole — Eggplant, tomatoes, green beans, squash, zucchini, peppers, onions, garlic and carrots slowly cooked in tomato sauce. Vegan
• Falafel Platter — Six falafel with hummus and salad. Vegan
• Chicken Adana Kebab — Hand-chopped chicken with peppers and herbs.
• Barbecued Meatballs — Seasoned lamb köfte with herbs.
• Chicken Shish — Yogurt-marinated chicken with garlic, pepper paste and herbs.
• Lamb Adana — Hand-chopped lamb with red peppers, onions and herbs.
• Döner — Thinly sliced seasoned lamb and beef roasted on a vertical spit.
• İskender — Döner over toasted pide with tomato sauce, yogurt and browned butter.
• Lamb Shish — Marinated cubes of lamb grilled over flame.
• Lamb Chops — Grass-fed baby lamb chops.
• Sultan Sofrası — A generous mixed grill of Lamb Adana, Chicken Adana, Lamb Shish, Chicken Shish and Köfte with rice pilaf, bulgur, grilled tomato and peppers.
• Shrimp Shish — Charcoal-grilled shrimp with green salad and potato.
• Shrimp Casserole — Shrimp baked with tomato, garlic, herbs, cream and kashkaval cheese, served with rice pilaf.
• Salmon in Grape Leaves — Grape-leaf-wrapped salmon with mixed greens and potato.
• Whole Grilled Branzino — Whole grilled Mediterranean sea bass with lemon, herbs, green salad and potato.
• Grilled Salmon — Flame-grilled salmon with rice pilaf and vegetables.
• Swordfish Shish — Marinated swordfish grilled on skewers with peppers, tomato, lemon and herbs.
• Spinach & Bulgur Borani — Spinach and bulgur over garlic yogurt, finished with Aleppo-pepper butter.
• Turkish Dumplings — Handmade miniature dumplings filled with beef and herbs, served with garlic yogurt and tomato sauce.
• Stuffed Cabbage — Cabbage leaves rolled around ground lamb, rice and herbs, served with tomato sauce and yogurt.
• Stuffed Onion — Tender onion shells filled with ground lamb, rice and herbs, served with yogurt.
• Baby Okra with Lamb — Baby okra slowly braised with peppers, onions, garlic and lamb.
• Vegetable Casserole with Lamb — Garden vegetables slowly cooked in tomato sauce with tender lamb.
• Sultan's Delight — Slow-braised lamb or chicken over a purée of char-grilled fresh eggplant and kashkaval.

Starters

• Red Lentil Soup — Red lentils, onions and spices. Vegan
• Shepherd's Salad — A classic, refreshing Turkish salad made with finely chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and parsley. Vegan
• Turkuaz Salad — Mixed greens, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, raisins, cherry tomatoes and walnuts. Vegan
• Hummus — Chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic and lemon. Vegan
• Smoked Eggplant Salad — Char-grilled fresh eggplant with peppers, dill and olive oil. Vegan
• Babaghannoush — Char-grilled fresh eggplant puréed with tahini, garlic and lemon. Vegan
• Muhammara — Roasted red peppers, walnuts, breadcrumbs and pomegranate molasses. Vegan
• White Bean Salad — White beans, tomatoes, red onions, peppers and parsley. Vegan
• Stuffed Grape Leaves — Hand-rolled vine leaves filled with rice, onions, dill, mint, pine nuts, currants and spices. Vegan
• Falafel Appetizer — Three crisp chickpea and herb fritters served with hummus. Vegan
• Cacık — Strained yogurt, cucumber, mint and dill.
• Haydari — Strained yogurt, walnuts, mint, dill and garlic.
• Chef's Meze Selection — A selection of five cold meze for the table.
• Cheese Pastries — Crisp pastries filled with feta and parsley.
• Spinach Pastries — Crisp pastries filled with spinach, feta and onions.
• Stuffed Bulgur Köfte — Crisp bulgur shell filled with seasoned ground beef, onions and walnuts.
• Zucchini Fritters — Pan-fried zucchini, scallions, squash, eggs and flour, served with yogurt.
• Albanian-Style Veal Liver — Crisp-fried veal liver with sumac onions and parsley.

Desserts

• Künefe — Warm shredded pastry with sweet cheese, syrup and pistachio.
• Baklava — Layered phyllo with pistachio and syrup.
• Caramelized Milk Pudding — Traditional milk pudding with a caramelized base.
• Baked Rice Pudding — Traditional oven-baked rice pudding with cinnamon.
• Ottoman Almond Halva — Almond halva enriched with kaymak.

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