Çoban Salatası — Turkish Shepherd's Salad

A crisp, refreshing salad of tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and onion in lemon and olive oil.

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

Ingredients

  • 4 ripe tomatoes, diced
  • 1 large cucumber, peeled and diced
  • 1 green pepper, deseeded and finely diced
  • 1 small red onion, finely sliced
  • Small bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp sumac (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, onion and parsley in a large bowl.

  2. Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, sumac (if using), salt and pepper together.

  3. Pour over the salad, toss gently and serve straight away so the vegetables stay crisp.