Middle Eastern Chopped Salad
“Discover the joy of making Middle Eastern Chopped Salad at home. This 45-minute middle eastern recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”
🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Middle Eastern Chopped Salad at home. This 45-minute middle eastern recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Middle Eastern Chopped Salad draws from the rich tapestry of Middle Eastern cuisine, where ancient spice routes meet modern cooking. Warm spices, fresh herbs, and generous hospitality define this incredible food tradition.
Middle Eastern cooking transforms humble ingredients into something extraordinary.
📋 Middle Eastern Chopped Salad
📝 Ingredients
- •1 cup chopped, toasted walnuts
- •2 cups finely chopped Italian parsley (approximately 2 bunches)
- •3/4 cup chopped, pitted kalamata, Greek, or niçoise olives (about 1 ¼ cups with pits)
- •1/2 cup minced scallion (about 1 bunch)
- •1 cup peeled, seeded, and chopped tomato (2 large)
- •cup extra virgin olive oil
- •cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- •1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- •1/2 teaspoon red chili flake
- •Kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper (to taste)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- 2
Place the nuts on a baking sheet and toast for about 10 minutes until they begin to emit a toasted nut aroma. Cool completely before using the nuts in the recipe.
- 3
Remove the stems from the parsley and mince either by hand or with quick pulses in a food processor. The parsley should be finely minced, but if you use a food processor be careful not to pure it. The parsley should form a fluffy base for the other textures.
- 4
Chop the olives, walnuts, and scallions by hand into a rough dice. Dice the prepared tomatoes and drain.
- 5
Combine all of the chopped ingredients. Toss in a large wooden bowl with the olive oil, fresh lemon juice, cumin, and chili flakes. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Middle Eastern Chopped Salad at home. This 45-minute middle eastern recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality walnuts
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
🥗 Nutrition Information
Per serving
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