50+ Mediterranean Diet Recipes: Everyday Mediterranean Salad
As you see in the roundup, Mediterranean diet recipes are easy and packed with flavor from vegetables, herbs, and all-natural ingredients. This simple Mediterranean salad recipe with tomatoes, cucumbers, and parsley, is an everyday recipe we eat often on the Mediterranean diet. That is why I am including it here for your convenience. You can change it up by adding feta cheese, chickpeas, or even a cup of cooked couscous to turn it into a meal!
Servings: 6 people (up to)
Ingredients
- 6 Roma tomatoes, diced (about 3 cups diced tomatoes)
- 1 Large English cucumber, or hot-house cucumber, diced
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- kosher salt, to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp ground Sumac
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, try a robust like Greek Early Harvest or Hojiblanca Spanish EVOO
- 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, place the diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and parsley. Season with kosher salt and toss. Set aside for 5 minutes or so.
- Add the sumac, olive oil, and lemon juice. Give the salad a gentle toss. Enjoy!
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Notes
- For best flavor, set the salad aside for a few minutes before serving. This will give the flavors time to meld.
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Nutrition
Calories: 62.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.4g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 252.1mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 2.6g | Vitamin A: 991.2IU | Vitamin C: 17.2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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