🥗 Shirazi-Style Salad Recipe (Spice Souk Edition)

This vibrant chopped salad brings serious freshness to your plate. With crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and a zesty lemon-mint dressing, it’s the kind of side dish that makes everything better—wraps, grilled meats, mezze platters, you name it.

🧂 You’ll Need:

• 3 Persian or Lebanese cucumbers, finely diced

• 2 ripe but firm tomatoes, finely diced

• ½ small red onion, minced (soak in water for 10 minutes if you want it milder)

• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• Juice of 1 lemon (or try it traditional with Ab Ghooreh if you’ve got it)

• Handful of fresh mint, chopped (or use dried mint for a classic touch)

• Salt, to taste

👩‍🍳 How to Make It:

1. Chop everything small
   Tiny cubes make the difference here—this is a salad you want to scoop, not stab with a fork.

2. Mix and Dress
   Toss the chopped cucumber, tomato, and onion together in a bowl. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and mint. Stir gently to combine.

3. Let It Chill
   Let the salad sit for 10–15 minutes to let the flavors come together. Serve slightly cool.

✨ Spice Souk Twist

Want to level it up? Add a sprinkle of Spice Souk Sumac for a tangy, citrusy hit, or dust with a little Za’atar to bring in a savory depth. Either one takes this salad from refreshing to unforgettable.

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