Middle Eastern Salad with Lemon, Mint and Garlic (Syrian Salad) Recipe

Middle Eastern Salad with Lemon, Mint and Garlic (Syrian Salad)

Prep Time 10 mins | Total Time 10 mins

This flavorful Lebanese salad is dressed with lemon juice, fresh garlic, olive oil and mint.

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Servings: 4
Calories: 120 kcal
Author: Liz DellaCroce

Ingredients

6 c romaine chopped
1 large tomato chopped
4 white radishes thinly sliced
1 red pepper diced
1 peeled cucumber chopped
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped mint or 2 tablespoons dried mint
1 Juice of lemon
2 cloves garlic grated/crushed
4 tsp olive oil
2 tablespoons za'atar optional
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Place your salad ingredients of choice in a large bowl.
2. Add fresh herbs.
3. Squeeze juice of one lemon around the bowl, carefully holding your opposite hand underneath to catch the seeds.
4. Grate garlic directly over the salad using a microplane.
5. Drizzle olive oil around the edge of the salad (this will help ensure the salad is dressed evenly as you toss.)
6. Using, hands, gently toss the salad together. Sprinkle with zaatar, salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe Notes

(Excellent source of mono-unsaturated fatty acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin A.)

Source: The Lemon Bowl