Tunisian Salad

Name: Tunisian Salad
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: 1 cucumber, peeled, de-seeded and diced small; 1 green pepper, de-seeded and chopped; 450 g (1 lb) ripe tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped; 1 bunch of spring onions, chopped with some of their green shoots; 1 fresh green chilli, de-seeded and very finely chopped; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; juice of ½ lemon; 2 tablespoons olive oil; salt and pepper; salt and pepper

Preparation info

4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

This makes a terrific accompaniment to grilled fish, like the red mullet often served with it in Tunisia. It’s a colourful mélange of chopped raw vegetables, crisp but juicy, spiked with fresh chilli and seasoned with an elusive whiff of cumin. Serve with vinaigrette dressing to taste.

Ingredients

1 cucumber, peeled, de-seeded and diced small
1 green pepper, de-seeded and chopped
450 g (

Africa
Tunisia
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, squeezing over the lemon juice. Add oil, salt and pepper, turn well and chill for about 30 minutes.