Çoban Salatası (Shepherd's Salad)

Name: Çoban Salatası (Shepherd's Salad)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese & Turkish
Ingredients: ½ Red onion, finely chopped; 1 tsp Sumac; 3 Tomato, seeded and diced; 2 small cucumbers, diced; 2 long green peppers (or 1 green pepper), diced; 20 g Parsley, chopped; 1 handful Mint, chopped; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 Lemon, juiced; ½ tsp Salt

Turkey's everyday salad: finely diced tomato, cucumber, pepper and onion, dressed with lemon, olive oil and sumac.

Lebanese & Turkish · Sides & salads · prep 15 min · cook 0 min · serves 4 · Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian, Keto, Low-carb, Paleo

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Ingredients

½ Red onion, finely chopped
1 tsp Sumac
3 Tomato, seeded and diced
2 small cucumbers, diced
2 long green peppers (or 1 green pepper), diced
20 g Parsley, chopped
1 handful Mint, chopped
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Lemon, juiced
½ tsp Salt

Method

Rub the chopped onion with the sumac and a pinch of salt in a salad bowl and leave for 5 min to soften its bite.
Dice the tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers into small, even pieces, about 1 cm, and add them to the bowl with the herbs.
Whisk the oil, lemon juice and salt, pour over and toss well.
Serve straight away, alongside kebabs, köfte or a bowl of lentil soup.

Tips

Seeding the tomatoes and cucumbers keeps the salad crisp rather than watery.
A splash of pomegranate molasses in the dressing turns it into a gavurdağı-style salad.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Turkey's For Life Ozlem's Turkish Table

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