Best Salad E Shirazi Persian Cucumber Tomato And Onion Salad Recipes

SIMPLE SHIRAZI SALAD RECIPE

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Shirazi Salad, or Salad-e Shirazi, is a simple and bright Persian cucumber and tomato salad that's loaded with herbs and dressed in lime juice and extra virgin olive oil! This quick no-lettuce salad is the perfect side to almost any entree. Read the full post for additional tips and suggestions for what to serve along!

Provided by Suzy Karadsheh

Categories Salad

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 Roma tomatoes, small diced
1 English cucumber (or 4 small Persian cucumbers), small diced
1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped onions (red or yellow onions will work here)
1/2 green bell pepper (optional), chopped into small pieces
2 to 3 tbsp EACH chopped fresh parsley, cilantro, and dill
1 tbsp dried mint (or 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint)
Salt and pepper
Sumac, to taste (optional)
Juice of 2 large limes (4 tbsp)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (I used Early Harvest Greek extra virgin olive oil)

Steps:

Place diced tomatoes for a few minutes in a colander to release excess liquid. (I don't remove the seeds, so this step helps.)
In a large bowl, place the diced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and bell peppers.
To flavor, add fresh herbs, dried mint, and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Add sumac (I started with 1 tsp). Finally, add lime juice, and a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Toss to combine.
If you have the time, cover and chill this salad in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour for best taste.

SALAD SHIRAZI (TOMATO, CUCUMBER & RED ONION SALAD)

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Toss diced tomatoes, cucumber and red onion together with pomegranate seeds, then dress with lime juice and olive oil to make this vibrant Persian salad

Provided by Sabrina Ghayour

Categories Side dish

Time 10m

Yield Serves 4-6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cucumber, peeled and cut into 1cm dice
6 ripe vine tomatoes, halved, deseeded and chopped into 1cm dice
1 red onion, finely chopped
200g pomegranate seeds
1-1½ limes, juiced (about 40ml juice)
2-3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Steps:

Mix the cucumber, tomatoes, onions and pomegranate seeds together in a mixing bowl. Season well, then add the lime juice and olive oil, mix well again and tip into a serving dish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.02 milligram of sodium