Artificial Food Coloring Free Turkish Shepherd's Salad
This vibrant chopped salad is a staple of Turkish home cooking, and once you taste it, it's easy to understand why. Juicy ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumber, and sweet green bell pepper come together in a bowl that's as colorful as it is refreshing — no artificial dyes or additives needed, just produce doing what produce does best. A bright dressing of extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice ties everything together, while a pinch of sumac adds that signature tangy, slightly floral note you won't get anywhere else. Red onion brings a gentle bite, and a handful of flat-leaf parsley keeps things fresh and herbaceous throughout. If you have fresh mint on hand, fold it in at the end — it lifts the whole dish in the best possible way. Everything gets tossed and served immediately so the vegetables hold their crunch, making this one of those rare recipes that's both effortless and genuinely impressive on the table.
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4 servings
- 4 medium ripe tomatoes, seeded and cut into ¼-inch dice
- 2 persian cucumbers (or 1 english cucumber), cut into ¼-inch dice
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into ¼-inch dice
- ½ small red onion, finely diced
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp sumac
- ½ tsp salt, or to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper, or to taste
- 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the diced tomatoes, cucumber, green bell pepper, red onion, and parsley in a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the vegetables, then sprinkle with the sumac, salt, and black pepper.
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