Shirazi Salad

Shirazi Salad is of Persian / Iranian origin and it is a very basic yet flavorful and tasty salad. I tasted Shirazi Salad in an Iranian restaurant and fell in love with it instantly. 

I would fill half my tummy with this tasty salad. I made this at home for the first time and I am pretty happy and satisfied with the results. I can now have Shirazi Salad anytime I want. I referred to several online recipes to prepare this salad and finally mixed up my own quantities.

Here is the recipe..

Serves 2-3

Ingredients :
Cucumber - 3 medium sized
Red Onion - 1/2 medium
Tomato - 1 large ripe
Lemon Juice - 1/2 cup (use more or less)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Mint Leaves - 5

Method :
1. Wash the cucumber and chop it into very small pieces. I cut each cucumber into 12 slices vertically and then chopped them.
2. Add the cucumber pieces into a mixing bowl.
3. Peal the onion and chop it into small pieces as close as possible to the same size as the cucumber.
4. Add the chopped onion to the cucumber pieces.
5. Wash and chop the tomato into small pieces as close as possible to the same size as the cucumber and onion pieces.
6. Add the chopped tomato along with all its juices into the mixing bowl.
7. Combine all three really well. Cover and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
8. Add lemon juice, salt, pepper and mix well.
9. Chop the mint leaves finely and add them to the salad. Mix well.
10. Refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours for the salad to taste best.
11. Mix thoroughly before and during every serving for the juices to be served with the salad.

Enjoy Shirazi Salad.

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