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Salad Shirazi | Persian Cucumber, Tomato and Red Onion Salad
Salad Shirazi is a simple Persian salad of cucumber, tomato and red onions that will shake your tastebuds alive with every tingling mouthful.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
4
- 1/2 a large cucumber
- 1 large red onion
- 3 medium firm tomatoes
- 1 small handful flat leaf or curly parsley
- 1 small handful coriander leaves (cilantro)
- 2 tbsp EV olive oil
- juice of 2 limes
- 1 large pinch salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Chop the cucumbers up into little cubes, no more than ½in (just over 1cm) big.
- 2
Chop up the onion and tomatoes to the same size.
- 3
Finely chop the parsley and coriander (cilantro).
- 4
Place in a bowl.
- 5
Mix the dressing ingredients together.
- 6
Taste the dressing and add more salt if needed.
- 7
Drizzle the dressing all over the salad and toss (mix) gently, don't mush up the tomatoes.
- 8
Serve immediately.
- 9
On a hot day, place the salad bowl on some ice to keep cool.