Cigköfte Wrap

Difficulty

Time

15 minutes

Freshly filled with Cigköfte, salad and Çiğköfte sauce in 15 minutes

A Cigköfte wrap is ready in 15 minutes and needs hardly any ingredients: the spicy Cigköfte goes into a soft flatbread together with lettuce, cucumber and tomato. The wrap tastes fresh and slightly spicy and works as a lunch, a snack on the go or a starter.

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What is Cigköfte?

Cigköfte (Turkish Çiğ Köfte) is a spicy mixture of bulgur, tomato and pepper paste, onions, garlic and isot chili. Today it is usually made without meat and eaten cold. Yayla's Cigköfte is vegan and comes chilled in the pack.

The right Cigköfte for the wrap

The easiest way to make the wrap is with the Cigköfte Wrap 180 g: the pack contains the bulgur specialty, flatbread and Çiğköfte sauce. Yayla offers Cigköfte in several varieties, each in a classic and a spicy version: the wrap as Cigköfte Wrap and Cigköfte Wrap spicy, plus the Cigköfte 380 g and the Cigköfte spicy 380 g. If you like it hotter, go for the spicy varieties.

Would you like to fill your own flatbread? Then use the Cigköfte without wrap: the Cigköfte 380 g or the Cigköfte spicy 380 g. They also go well with Yayla's wheat flatbreads (Tandır Lavaş), which you warm briefly and fill as in the recipe.

Your Cigköfte wrap turns out well with these tips

Dry the lettuce well so the flatbread does not turn soggy.
Spread the Çiğköfte sauce thinly on the flatbread so the wrap stays easy to hold.
Place the filling only on the lower third and fold in the sides, then the wrap can be rolled up tightly.
Lemon juice and parsley make the wrap taste especially fresh.

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Frequently asked questions about Cigköfte wrap

Cigköfte (Çiğ Köfte) is a Turkish specialty made from bulgur, tomato paste, onions, spices and chili. Originally it was prepared with raw meat; today the meat-free bulgur version is widespread. Yayla's Cigköfte is vegan.

Cigköfte is eaten chilled, mostly as a wrap in flatbread with lettuce, cucumber, tomato and lemon juice. It also works as a starter on lettuce leaves.

Yayla's Cigköfte Wrap has a shelf life of 60 days when stored between +4 °C and +6 °C. The exact date is printed on the pack.

Yes. Yayla offers Cigköfte in several varieties, each in a classic and a spicy version: the Cigköfte Wrap and the Cigköfte Wrap spicy at 180 g each, as well as the Cigköfte and the Cigköfte spicy at 380 g each. In this recipe, all varieties are interchangeable.

A cool glass of ayran, a yogurt dip or a fresh salad with lemon juice. If you like it fresh, add a few mint leaves to the wrap.

Yes. Besides the Cigköfte Wrap, Yayla offers Cigköfte without wrap in 380 g, classic and spicy. You fill your own flatbread with it, for example the wheat flatbreads (Tandır Lavaş), and fill the wrap as in the recipe with lettuce, cucumber, tomato and onion.

Ingredients

1 pack (180 g)	Yayla Cigköfte Wrap (bulgur specialty, flatbread and Çiğköfte sauce)
2 leaves	romaine or iceberg lettuce
½	cucumber, in thin strips
1	tomato, sliced
¼	red onion, in fine rings
1 handful	parsley, roughly chopped
1 squeeze	lemon juice

Preparation

Open the pack and set out the bulgur specialty, flatbread and Çiğköfte sauce.

Wash the lettuce and dry it well. Cut the cucumber, tomato and onion into thin strips or rings and chop the parsley.

Spread the flatbread out flat and brush it with the Çiğköfte sauce.

Place the Cigköfte in a line on the lower third of the flatbread. Spread the lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion and parsley on top and drizzle with a little lemon juice.

Fold the flatbread in at the sides and roll it up tightly.

Cut the wrap in half and serve immediately.