Shirazi Salad (salad-e shirazi)
Shirazi salad is a simple, crunchy, and lettuce-free Iranian salad made with cucumber, tomato & onion. Perfect make-ahead 15-minute salad recipe.
Equipment
- Knife
- Chopping board
Ingredients
For Salad
- 1 cucumber 1 english cucumber or 3-4 persian cucumber
- 3 tomatoes I use roma tomatoes
- 1/2 cup red onion
- 1/4 cup bell pepper I use green bell pepper
- 2 tbsp cilantro chopped finely
- 1 tbsp mint fresh leaves
- 1 tbsp dry mint
- 2 tbsp dill fresh dill or just skip
For Dressing
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper freshly ground
- 2 pinch of Sumac skip it if not available
Instructions
- First, wash and dry cucumber, tomato, onion & bell pepper. Dice all vegetables evenly.1 cucumber, 3 tomatoes, 1/4 cup bell pepper, 1/2 cup red onion
- Add oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and sumac to a mason jar. Close the lid and shake it well.1/4 cup bell pepper, 2 tbsp cilantro, 1 tbsp mint, 1 tbsp dry mint, 2 tbsp dill, 1 tsp olive oil, 3 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 2 pinch of Sumac
- Add this dressing over diced vegetables and mix well. Adjust salt and pepper as per taste
Notes
Tips to make the BEST Shirazi salad
- Add the dressing just before serving. Vegetables get soggy when kept for longer in the fridge due to citrus & salt.
- Use firm tomatoes and don't remove seeds. In case using juicy tomatoes then transfer them to a colander so that extra juice can be drained.
- It looks beautiful and tempting when all veggies are cut evenly. They should be cut big enough like Pico de gallo and not small like Tabbouleh.
- Do not use a food processor to chop veggies. They will become juicy and may not fit in a salad.
- After mixing keep it for 30 minutes in the fridge before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 41kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 296mgPotassium: 286mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 817IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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