Tomato Cucumber Salad (Salad Shirazi) Recipe #173870
For Zaar World Tour II (Middle East/Persia) Recipe Source: The Book Club Cookbook discussing "Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women" by Geraldine Brooks. I haven't made this salad yet, but it seems like it would be a wonderful summer salad.
by ellie_
45 min | 45 min prep
SERVES 6 -8
For the dressing
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lime, juice of, only
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- salt
- pepper
For the salad
- 3 tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1/3-1/2 cup mint leaf, chopped
- 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and chopped (optional)
- In a jar, whisk together the dressing ingredients (oil - pepper).
- In a large salad bowl, combine salad ingredients, toss.
- Add the dressing and toss.
- Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.
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