Shirazi salad
Persian Shirazi Salad
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A refreshing summer salad to enjoy with grilled meats, chicken skewers or as an accompaniment to a variety of dishes. Shirazi salad takes its name from the Persian city of Shiraz. It’s easy, quick, colorful and much lighter than a full pasta salad.
Shirazi salad with cucumbers, tomatoes and onions is very similar to Moroccan salad. The ingredients are almost identical, except for the herbs and the preparation method. This cucumber salad contains dried or fresh mint and parsley, whereas Moroccan cucumber salad contains no herbs.
Each family prepares it in their own way. In Morocco cucumbers and tomatoes are peeled and finely chopped with onions. The salad is eaten with a spoon and not, like the Persian salad, with a fork. 
I like both versions very much, but I prefer the Moroccan salad, which I find much more refreshing. It is served with moroccan zaalouk eggplant salad and hmiss( A roasted bell pepper and tomato salad that can be enjoyed hot or cold.) as an accompaniment to many dishes.
It is not missing from any table From Moroccan cuisine around the main course, whether it’s a prune tagine, a vegetable tagine, the famous roast chicken dish daghmira etc.
The way the vegetables are cut makes the difference in these two salads, both of which contain cucumber, tomato and onion.
In Morocco, real cucumber and tomato salad has nothing to do with the texture of shirazi salad, in which the vegetables are diced. Today I’d like to offer you the Persian version, a quick and easy summer salad that’s a perfect accompaniment to a barbecue or oven kebabs. 
Fresh vegetables for a fresh salad!
Shirazi salad is economical, you’ll need just a few simple ingredients to prepare it:
- Cucumber. You can use Persian cucumbers, which are crunchier, but English cucumbers are also suitable, as their skin is thinner and they contain no seeds.
- Tomatoes. Choose ripe, firm tomatoes. Remove the seeds and drain off the juice.
- Onions. Choose the one you like.
- Fresh mint. If you don’t like the taste, you can use parsley only.
- Parsley
- salt
- Olive oil
- Pepper (optional)
- Lemon
How to prepare shirazi salad
There’s nothing complicated about preparing this salad. It’s a salad that’s very quick to prepare, and you can even make it in advance.
1. Wash and dry vegetables thoroughly. Deseed the tomatoes and remove their juice. Finely chop everything into a brunoise, making very small dice.
2. Mix in a bowl with the olive oil and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper.
3. Add chopped mint and parsley and stir before serving.
Note : If you want to prepare the salad a few hours in advance, simply place the chopped vegetables in an airtight tin without seasoning.
4. Chill thoroughly in the fridge before adding the dressing for a refreshing salad.
5. Season just before serving or a few minutes before. The salad will drip a little, but it’s a pleasant juice that adds freshness and is thirst-quenching.
Simple Shirazi Salad Recipe (cucumber-tomato-onion)
Ingredients :
- 3 medium cucumbers
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 small onion
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 5 mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 lemon
Instructions :
- Wash and dry vegetables thoroughly.
- Deseed the tomatoes and remove their juice. Finely chop everything into a brunoise, making very small dice.
- Mix in a bowl with the olive oil and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper.
- Add chopped mint and parsley and stir before serving.
- If you want to prepare the salad a few hours in advance, simply place the chopped vegetables in an airtight tin without seasoning.
- Chill thoroughly in the fridge before adding the dressing for a refreshing salad.
- Season just before serving or a few minutes before.
- The salad will drip a little, but it's a pleasant juice that adds freshness and is thirst-quenching.
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