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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (202g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

sumac

Calories 33
Calories from Fat 2 (6%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.3g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0%
Potassium 338mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 7.9g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 5%
Sugars 4.0g
Protein 1.4g 2%

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Iraqi 'summag' Salad - Sumac Salad.

Recipe #289014 | 5 min | 5 min prep | add private note
Um Safia

By: Um Safia
Feb 27, 2008

This is a recipe for a very tasty salad using the Middle Eastern spice Sumac / Sumaq. In Iraq, it is lmown as Summag - hence the name Summag salad. It is easy to make & comes fromm an Iraqi blog on the 'net.

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Peel the cucumbers in stripes. Slice the cucumbers in half, length-wise. Slice these halves into semi-circles, each no more than 1-2 mm thick. Put the cucumbers in the salad bowl.
  2. 2
    Chop the tomato into 'salad size' pieces- not too large and not too small. Add to the cucumber.
  3. 3
    Slice the onion into long, pieces and add to the tomato and cucumber.
  4. 4
    Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the salad and add the sumac and salt to taste. Mix well. Enjoy.

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From: Mandy from Oz

On Aug 23, 2008

A lovely simple salad with the mild flavour of sumac, I made this hoping that I might get toddler DD to eat her salad with the red "sprinkles", sadly it didn't work but all the more for mummy! Thanks for posting!

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    From: Elmotoo

    On Jun 4, 2008

    This is a perfect salad. Simple, easy, refreshing & delicous. No overwhelming flavors; it's just right. I'll make it often this summer! Thanks, Rezika!

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    From: angelalberta_22

    On Jun 8, 2008

    CHanged the onion to shallots otherwise followed the recipe . Excellent! Nothing more to say!

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