Respected Lady (Sit Geleila)

From "The Aleppo Cookbook" by Marlene Matar

This is a simple dish of pickled turnips, onions, and cumin. It is normally served as part of a mezze, and sometimes as a side dish. Pickled turnips are widely used in Aleppo as well as in many parts of the Arab world. In the US, they can be found in most Middle Eastern grocery stores. Beets are added to the jar to produce their characteristic bright pi…