Salad Shirazi

Salad Shirazi is a finely diced salad of cucumber, tomato and onion dressed with lime juice, olive oil and dried mint. It is the perfect partner for kebabs.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 15 min
Total: 15 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

  • 4 firm ripe tomatoes (about 500g), diced into 1cm pieces
  • 4 Persian cucumbers (or 1 large cucumber, deseeded), diced (about 350g)
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried mint
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Black pepper

Method

  1. Rinse the chopped onion under cold water for 1 minute to soften its bite, then drain well.

  2. Combine the tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and fresh herbs in a large bowl.

  3. Whisk the lime juice, olive oil, dried mint, salt and pepper together.

  4. Dress the salad just before serving and toss gently. Serve immediately, well chilled, with kebabs and rice.