Iranian recipe
How to make Salad Shirazi
سالاد شیرازی (sâlâd shirâzi)
Shiraz, in the south
A fresh chopped salad of cucumber, tomato and onion with dried mint, dressed with lime juice or verjuice (sour grape juice) and a little oil. It is served with rice and kebabs, and some people spoon it over their rice.
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers
- 3 firm tomatoes
- 1 small red onion
- 1 tbsp dried mint
- Juice of 2 limes, or 4 tbsp verjuice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
Method
- Cut the cucumbers, tomatoes and onion into very small, even cubes, about 5 mm.
- Put them in a bowl and sprinkle over the dried mint, rubbing it between your fingers.
- Whisk the lime juice or verjuice with the oil, 1/2 tsp salt and some pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix gently.
- Leave for 10 minutes so the flavours come together, then serve cold with rice, kebabs or bread.
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