This fresh, crunchy salad is served with almost every meal in the Middle East. Don’t make it too far in advance, or it will become soupy.

Israeli chopped salad

Prep time: 20 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes

Method:

• 4 tomatoes, diced
• 1 English cucumber, seeded and diced
• 1/2 red onion, finely diced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 tbsp parsley

Ingredients:

Combine tomatoes with cucumber, onion and salt in a large bowl. Season with fresh pepper. Stir in oil, lemon juice and parsley until well coated.

Serves 4 | Per serving 137 calories, 2 g protein, 11 g carbs, 11 g fat, 3 g fibre, 300 mg sodium. Good source of vitamin C.

Courtesy Claire Tansey
www.chatelaine.com
@chatelaine
@tanseyclaire