Tomato, Cucumber + Herb Salad

Name: Tomato, Cucumber + Herb Salad (Salad-e Gojeh Khiar-e Shirazi)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ cup/120 ml verjuice, or ¼ cup/60 ml fresh lime juice, or ¼ cup/60 ml apple cider vinegar; 1 clove garlic, peeled and grated; 6 Persian cucumbers or 1 long seedless cucumber, peeled; 2 spring onions, chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 2 medium ripe, firm tomatoes, peeled; 2 tablespoons oil (optional); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Salad-e Gojeh Khiar-e Shirazi

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

In Shiraz, this salad is on every table setting for lunch or dinner. They make it without oil, but you can try it both ways to see which you prefer. The dressing should be added just before serving, otherwise the salad becomes soggy and loses its freshness.

Ingredients

2 medium ripe, firm tomatoes, peeled
6 Persian cucumbers or 1 long seedless cucumber, peeled</

Asia
Iran
Lunch
Dinner
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Cut the tomatoes and cucumber into 1in/2.5cm cubes and place in a salad bowl with all the rest of the vegetables and herbs. Cover and keep in the fridge.
Meanwhile, to make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the dressing and set aside.
Just before serving, add the dressing to the salad and gently toss. Serve imm