Middle Eastern tomato parsley salad
Middle Eastern tomato parsley salad is a simple and deliciously refreshing salad that you quickly prepare within 10 minutes and add more flavors, color, and nutrients to your meal. It's vegan and gluten-free.
Servings 5
Calories 85kcal
Equipment
- Large salad bowl
- Knife
- Chopping board
Ingredients
- 500 grams plum tomatoes cut in half
- 1 small red onion cut in thin slices
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ½ cup finely chopped parsley
- 10-12 fresh mint leaves finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice adjust to taste
- 2 teaspoons za'atar
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes adjust to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Put olive oil, fresh lemon juice, minced garlic, red chili flakes, cumin powder, za'atar, sumac, salt, and ground black pepper in a bowl. Mix and keep the salad dressing aside.
- Put tomato halves, onion slices, and chopped herbs into a large bowl.
- Add salad dressing and toss.
- Check and adjust the seasoning. Enjoy!
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Notes
- After washing, pat dry the vegetables and herbs with a clean kitchen towel before using them in a salad.
- You can also use cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or any other variety of tomatoes that you like in a salad.
- Chop the tomatoes into smaller pieces, if you don't like big pieces of ingredients in your salad.
- Other vegetables like bell peppers and Persian or English cucumbers can also be used in this recipe.
- Non-vegans may also add cubes or crumbled feta cheese to this salad.
- Sliced kalamata olives also taste great in this Arabic salad.
- Generally, in Middle Eastern salads, parsley is added in excess. If you don't like to add a lot of herbs to your salad, you can reduce the amount of parsley used in this recipe.
- If you don't like parsley, add cilantro. You may also add some fresh dill or green onions to it.
- Olive oil is a key ingredient in Middle Eastern salads so, use a good quality extra virgin olive oil so that you get the full flavor of olive oil.
- More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1471IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg