Shirazi-Style Cucumber & Tomato Salad

Name: Shirazi-Style Cucumber & Tomato Salad (Salad-e shirazi)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Servings: 4
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint; 1 firm ripe tomato; 1 long seedless or 5 Persian cucumbers; 3 radishes, sliced; 2 scallions, chopped; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander; 4 tablespoons olive oil; Edible flowers; 1 package (12 ounces) lavash bread; Basil sprouts; 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed; 1 tablespoon verjuice; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon salt

Salad-e shirazi

Preparation info

Servings:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

From Persia to Napa

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

1 firm ripe tomato
1 long seedless or 5 Persian cucumbers

Asia
Iran
Vegan

Method

Drop the tomato into scalding hot water. Remove immediately and rinse under cold water, peel and cut into ¼-inch cubes (traditional), or in slices as in the photograph.
Peel and cut cucumber into ¼-inch cubes (traditional), or in slices as in the photograph.
Place all the vegetables and herbs in a salad bowl, cover and keep chilled.
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