Persian cooking: recipes · Sides and salads

Salad Shirazi سالاد شیرازی

A fresh salad of cucumber, tomato and onion with lemon and mint. Goes with every Persian meal.

⏱ 15 min · vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • 1½ small cucumbers
  • 1½ ripe tomatoes
  • ½ red onion
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp dried mint
  • ½ tbsp oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Cut the cucumbers, tomatoes (deseeded) and onion into very small, even dice.
  2. Mix the lemon juice, oil, mint, salt and pepper and pour over the vegetables.
  3. Toss gently and leave for 10 minutes. Serve cold.