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Israeli salad
Israeli salad: finely diced cucumber and tomato with parsley, lemon and olive oil
Israeli salad, a very finely chopped mix of cucumber, tomato, onion and parsley dressed with lemon and olive oil, shares its roots with the Arab chopped salads of the region and appears at almost every meal in Israel: with eggs and labneh at a kibbutz breakfast, stuffed into a pitta at a Tel Aviv falafel stand, or beside schnitzel on a weeknight. The skill is in the knife work, small, even dice of about 5 mm, so each spoonful holds a bit of everything. The common mistake is salting and dressing it too early, which draws the juices out and leaves it swimming; dress it just before serving. Chef's tip: use small, firm cucumbers and scoop out very watery tomato seeds if the tomatoes are soft.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 14 oz small cucumbersabout 4, unpeeled
- 14 oz ripe firm tomatoesabout 4
- ½ red onionsmall
- ⅔ oz flat-leaf parsleyleaves finely chopped
- ½ green pepper (optional)finely diced
For the dressing
- 2 tbsp lemon juicefrom 1 lemon
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Cut 14 oz small cucumbers lengthwise into strips, then across into 5 mm dice. Put them in a serving bowl.
4 minStep 2: Cut 14 oz ripe firm tomatoes into 5 mm dice in the same way, leaving behind any very watery seeds, and add to the bowl.
4 minStep 3: Dice ½ red onion as finely as you can and add it with ⅔ oz flat-leaf parsley and ½ green pepper. The salad can wait in the fridge, undressed, for up to 2 hours.
4 minStep 4: Just before serving, add 2 tbsp lemon juice, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper and toss well. Taste: it should be bright and lemony. Serve within 30 minutes.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 8 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does israeli salad take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of small cucumbers?
- Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
- What can I use instead of ripe firm tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
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