Shirazi Salad or Salad-e Shirazi or, a simple easy to make cucumber and tomato salad with lots of Mediterranean flavours. A summer salad with bright colors and that goes with any meal.
Finely dice the cucumbers. You can peel if the peel is thick.
2 English Cucumbers
Finely chop tomatoes. Deseed and drain off the extra juice, you can leave chopped tomatoes on a colander.
3 Firm Tomatoes
Chop onion and fresh coriander/cilantro very finely.
1 Red Onion, Handful of fresh coriander leaves/Cilantro
Mix all the chopped vegetables in a mixing bowl or salad bowl.
Add rest of the ingredients.
1 Lemon, 1 tbsp Dried Mint, 1 tbsp Sumac, 1 tsp Black Pepper, 1-2 tbsp EVVO, Salt as required
Mix nicely. Serve immediately for a crunchy salad or cover and refrigerate salad for a more juicy salad.
Notes
If you can't get Sumac then you can add Zaatar or use only salt and pepper.If you can source verjuice or unripe grape juice then use it for the classic taste. Parsley or Dill can also be used in the recipe or use a combination of all three herbs.I have added only 1 tbsp EVVO, you can add 2-3 tbsp as required.