Shepherd’s Salad

Name: Shepherd’s Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 1 medium-size cucumber; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 ounces feta cheese, drained and crumbled; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, or more to taste; 1 large or 2 small ripe tomatoes; ½ cup brine-cured black olives; 1 medium-size green bell pepper; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional); ½ small red onion

çOban Salatasi

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

There are probably as many versions of this colorful salad as there are Turkish cooks to make it. The basic ingredients are tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions. Here’s a more elaborate version of çoban salatasi that’s bursting with Anatolian freshness. Serve it as a prelude to any of the Turkish kebabs in this book.

Ingredients

1 large or 2 small ripe tomatoes
1 medium-size cucumber
1

Asia
Turkey
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Core and seed the tomatoes (see the box) and cut them into ¼-inch dice. Peel and seed the cucumber (see the box) and cut it into ¼-inch dice. Core and seed the bell pepper and cut it into ¼-inch dice. Cut the onion into ¼-inch dice.
Combine the tomatoes, cuc