Salat Katzutz - "chopped Salad" (Israeli Salad)

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber (english or seedless is best)
• 2 tomatoes (firm, ripe!)
• 1/2 red onion
• 1/2 red pepper (optional)
• parsley
• 1 lemon
• olive oil

Directions

1. 1

   chop up the cucumber and tomato FINELY. It is chopped salad, because it is supposed to be chopped up! i'd say peel the cucumber, but it's not a must. The firmer, tastier the tomato, the better! If using red pepper, chop it up to about the same small size.

2. 2

   Chop up the red onion very small, maybe even slightly finer than the other vegetables.

3. 3

   Cut up/dice the parsely to taste - i'd probably use about 4 sprigs of parsely (any type works - italian, curly, etc.).

4. 4

   the key is the dressing - very simple - simply make a 50/50 olive oil and lemon juice mix, and salt and pepper to taste.

5. 5

   Mix it all together in a bowl and serve/eat.