This salad is so good I can eat it as a main meal. The exact translation from Turkish to English is 'Shepherd's Salad' but it is also called 'Spoon Salad' or simply 'Chopped Salad'. The idea is you dice everything small so you can eat it with spoon. It goes very good with rice pilaf.
What do you need?
- 2 onions (red, white, any kind)
- 1 cucumber
- 2 tomatoes
- olive oil, vinegar and salt
- fresh parsley (optional)
- Slice the onions and place them in a bowl.
- Put salt on top of the onions about 3 tbsp. Do not worry you are gonna wash it. Rub the onions with salt as if you are kneading them. In Turkey we call it 'Killing the onions'. You rub them until they become soft and lose their juice. Wash and drain them.
- Dice tomatoes and cucumbers very small. Mix them with onions. If you want you can add fresh chopped parsley.
- Put olive oil, vinegar and salt to a small bowl and whisk. If you do not like vinegar you can replace it with lemon juice. Pour the dressing on top of the salad just before you serve.
- Grab a tablespoon and dig in the bowl :)
No comments:
Post a Comment