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# Mercimek Köftesi Ekmek
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/mercimek-koftesi-ekmek/
- Published: 2026-05-17T04:33:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T13:17:23.000Z
- Description: Lentil köfte in bread.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: Turkey, Split Roll Sandwiches, Köfte Ekmek, #auto-imported

**🇹🇷 Turkey** · Family: [Köfte Ekmek](https://onesandwich.com/tag/kofte/) · Bread: ekmek

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Ingredients

ekmek · red lentil · bulgur · onion · tomato paste · parsley · lemon

*Mercimek Köftesi Ekmek* is lentil köfte served in bread rather than rolled in flatbread: the same red-lentil-and-bulgur patties, but loaded into a split loaf as an open-format sandwich. The angle is that the bread becomes a structural partner instead of a thin wrapper, which changes the eating experience even though the filling is identical to the wrapped version. It is plant-forward by design and treated as a cheap, filling, everyday handful.

The make begins the same way: red lentils cooked down soft, fine bulgur folded in to absorb and set the texture, then worked with onion, pepper or tomato paste, and spice until the mass holds a hand-pressed shape. For the *ekmek* form, a crusty split loaf, often a portion of a longer bread, is opened up; the patties are laid along the inside and pressed lightly so they settle. Dressing goes on top of them: parsley, sliced onion, lettuce, lemon, frequently a thread of pomegranate molasses. Good execution is a sturdy crusted bread with a chewy interior that stands up to a moist filling, the lentil mix seasoned and acidic, the dressing layered through so it is not bunched in one bite. Sloppy execution is a soft bread that goes pasty against the wet patties; a filling under-seasoned or under-acidulated so the bread-to-lentil ratio reads as stodgy; or patties packed in dense with no herb or onion to cut them. A loaf with no crust integrity tears apart before you finish it.

Variations move with the spicing and the bread choice. Crustier, denser loaves suit a wetter mix; the heat level shifts with *pul biber* and pepper paste; some cooks add more lemon and pomegranate for a sharper edge, others keep it mellow and earthy. Pickled peppers or turşu juice often come alongside. Served at room temperature as fast, inexpensive food, it sits in the same plant-based corner as the wrapped *dürüm* form, which is a genuinely different build and deserves its own article rather than being crowded in here.

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## More from this family

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- [Balıkesir Bandırma Köftesi Ekmek](https://onesandwich.com/bal-kesir-band-rma-koftesi-ekmek/)
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- [Izgara Köfte Ekmek](https://onesandwich.com/izgara-kofte-ekmek/)
- [Kasap Köfte Ekmek](https://onesandwich.com/kasap-kofte-ekmek/)
- [Köfte Burger](https://onesandwich.com/kofte-burger/)
- [Köfte Dürüm](https://onesandwich.com/kofte-durum/)

[See all Köfte Ekmek sandwiches →](https://onesandwich.com/tag/kofte/)