Arabic Salad with Lettuce
A simple salad that goes with every meal! Especially Arab dishes with rice and yogurt. So bright and fresh.
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 1 large head romaine lettuce chopped
- 3 Persian cucumbers diced
- 2 Roma or vine ripe tomatoes diced
- 4-5 Raddish diced
- 1 bell pepper - red, yellow or orange seeded and diced
- ⅓ red onion or 1 shallot cut very finely
- ½ bunch fresh parsley leaves chopped
- Handful of fresh mint leaves chopped
For the dressing:
- ½ lemon zest and juiced (about 2-3 Tablespoons)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon sumac
- 1 Tablespoon dried mint crushed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- To a bowl, add the lettuce and all other chopped veggies and herbs
- Directly on the top of the salad, add all the dressing ingredients. Mix and serve as desired with a meal, as a side dish or eat as is.
Notes
Add garbanzo beans, chicken, steak, or seafood for some extra protein and to turn the salad into a meal. Or, serve alongside a main meal for a fresh bite. Enjoy!