Middle Eastern•healthy
Lebanese Village Salad
Lebanese Village Salad is a chopped vegetable salad. The ingredients and quantity are so flexible! Mine contains a special twist with chopped apple and a honey vinaigrette.
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 Persian cucumbers or 1/2 English cucumber, finely chopped
- 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, quartered
- 1 small red or vidalia onion, finely diced
- 1 Honeycrisp apple, finely diced
- 20 Fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2-3 tablespoons honey
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon mint salt or crushed dried mint
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Combine the chopped cucumber, tomato, onion, and apple in a serving dish. Top with half of the chopped fresh mint and toss to combine.
- 2
To make the vinaigrette, in a small bowl, slowly whisk the olive oil into the lemon juice. Whisk in the honey, garlic, dried mint, and salt and pepper to taste.
- 3
Toss the salad with the vinaigrette and finish the salad with the rest of the chopped mint.