Description
Fresh tomatoes, parsley, mint, and onions tossed together to make a beautiful Middle Eastern-inspired salad plus a zippy lemony mint dressing to bring it together.
Ingredients
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Lemony Mint Dressing
- 1 clove garlic, crushed in a mortar and pestle with 1/4 teaspoon salt
- juice of 1 lemon (about 3 tablespoons)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint leaves
Salad
- 1 English cucumber (or 3 to 4 Persian or Japanese cucumbers), diced
- 1 onion, minced
- 1 lb (500 g) tomatoes, diced (about 4 medium tomatoes)
- 1 bunch fresh parsley, minced
- 4 sprigs fresh mint, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Whisk together the garlic/salt mixture and lemon juice; gradually whisk in the olive oil in a thin drizzle. Stir in the mint.
- Combine all salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss with half of the dressing; serve.
Notes
Save the other half of the dressing for another batch of this salad! The dressing will keep in the fridge for about 1 week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Keywords: middle eastern salad, cucumber tomato salad, cucumber recipe