Pecan Free Turkish Shepherd's Salad

Total time15 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time0 min

4.5

(18)

This bright, crunchy salad is a staple of Turkish home cooking, and once you taste it, you'll understand why it shows up on tables from breakfast through dinner. Ripe tomatoes, cool cucumber, crisp green bell pepper, and sharp red onion come together in a bowl that practically vibrates with freshness. A generous drizzle 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 just can't replicate with anything else. Fresh parsley and optional mint keep the whole thing tasting clean and lively from the first bite to the last. The ingredient list is entirely plant-based and naturally free from tree nuts of any kind, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved — just honest, whole vegetables doing their thing. Toss it right before serving so everything stays crisp and the juices don't pool at the bottom. It works beautifully alongside grilled meats, tucked into a wrap, or simply eaten on its own with good bread.

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Ingredients

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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