Mediterranean Chopped Salad

[chefguy]

Hi, guys

This my favorite recipe.




Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers, halved and peeled
• 4 large firm tomatoes
• 1 red pepper
• 1 red onion
• 2 carrots, peeled
• 1 bunch of parsley
• A few fresh mint leaves
• 60 ml olive oil
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 tbsp sunflower seeds , roasted & peeled
• salt and pepper
• 1 chopping board
• 1 sharp knife
• 1 large bowl
• 1 spoon

Instructions


Step 1

Dice the cucumber into small pieces and place them in a bowl.
Step 2

Discard the top and bottom of the tomatoes, also dice into small cubes and add them to the bowl with the cucumber.
Step 3

Dice the carrots into small cubes and add to the other vegetables.
Step 4

Slice off all sides of the pepper, discarding the pips and core, then finely dice and add to the bowl.
Step 5

Finely slice the onion and add it to the bowl.
Step 6

Bunch the mint leaves tightly together and chop finely, do the same with the parsley, chopping finely and discarding the stalks. Add them to the bowl.
Step 7

Mix all the salad ingredients together and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the lemon juice and olive oil and mix again.
Step 8

To complete the salad, sprinkle over the sunflower seeds and serve.

 

[ishbel]

What....? No lettuce?

 

[kirstens]

You should try adding olives, red onion, pepperoncini and feta cheese.

 

[koukouvagia]

Lettuce is not always necessary in a salad, especially a mediterranean salad.

 

[ishbel]

I know that.... however, he'd thrown everything else but the kitchen sink into it, I felt it lacked lettuce

 

[koukouvagia]

It also lacks capers eace:

 

[just jim]

Cucumbers aren't seeded?

 

[chefguy]

I tried adding other things, too. including red onion and feta cheese.
they are good.

 

[dc sunshine]

Nice mix, although I'd prefer the carrot at least a little cooked, blanch the pepper briefly too. I agree on the olives and feta.

Where's the garlic? Guess you could rub the bowl with a cut clove....

 

[chefguy]

I crush the garlic, then cut it into small pieces...
the site below also has my recipe, and there is a video, too
if you have time, you can check it out:
BeTheCook - Food & Cooking Recipes

 

[chefguy]

If you like, you can add lettuce. However, usually there is no lettuce in Mediterranean Chopped Salad.

 

[ishbel]

There's not 'usually' a couple of the ingredients you included, either....

 

[chefguy]

well, if you doubt the recipe, you can go to
Healthy Mediterranean Chopped Salad - BeTheCook - Food & Cooking Recipes
to check it out, there is also a video of this recipe, the exact ingredients the famous chef talks about...
you gotta know kinds of salad....

 

[ishbel]

Some of us have actually visited mediterranean countries.....

 

[dc sunshine]

I grew up in a mediterranean climate ...in the anitipodes. Lots of Greek and Italian influences, love a good classical Greek salad :lips:

 

[ishbel]

G'day - DC.....

Mediterranean climate is one thing.... actually BEING there is quite another eace:

PS - booked our flights - Cathay Pacific business class end Feb... Can't WAIT!

 

[ben oliver]

Try adding feta cheese to the mix. This is my go to for almost any dish and I absolutely love it. Nothing more refreshing than a nice chopped salad