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Easy Arabic Salad سلطة

Published: Jan 27, 2023 by Janelle Hama

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Arabic salad سلطة is a delicious and healthy way to enjoy fresh flavors made up of a variety of crisp greens, colorful vegetables and a tangy dressing. It's a versatile side dish that can be customized to your taste.

a white bowl filled with chopped colourful vegetables as a salad

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Jump to:
  • What is Arabic Salad?
  • 😋Why You’ll Love This Recipe
  • 🥗Ingredients You’ll Need
  • 🔪 How to Make Arabic Salad
  • 🥗Variations
  • 🍴Serving Suggestions
  • ❓FAQ
  • 🥗Related Recipes
  • Easy Arabic Salad سلطة

What is Arabic Salad?

Arabic salad is a traditional Middle Eastern dish that is typically made with a combination of sliced lettuce, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, parsley, mint, and a dressing made from freshly squeezed lemon juice and olive oil. 

Known for its refreshing and simple flavors, and is often served as a side dish to a variety of Middle Eastern meals.

The ingredients used can vary depending on produce availability, and some variations include the addition of capsicums (bell peppers), olives, or radish.

It is typically seasoned with salt and pepper, and is served chilled.

In Arabic is is referred to as "salata" or "sulta" or "slata" سلطة depending on the country / region.

😋Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • A refreshing, light and healthy salata that can be enjoyed all year round
  • Adjustable to suit produce availability - use what you like!
  • Served as a side dish which is suited to most meals
  • Dietary friendly - vegan, dairy free, nut free, soy free and gluten free

🥗Ingredients You’ll Need

lettuce, tomato, lemon, onion, oil, parsley, cucumber and mint laid out on a white bench

Notes on some of the ingredients, the full list of ingredients and their measurements can be found in the recipe card below.

Tomatoes should be firm but ripe and diced into bite sized chunks, you can use any variety you like.

Lebanese cucumbers (aka Persian cucumbers) are also diced. If you can't find these types of cucumbers, a telegraph cucumber can be used.

Iceberg or romaine lettuce will be roughly sliced into bite sized pieces.

White onion which will be diced. You can also use red onion instead. 

Fresh parsley leaves and mint leaves which will be finely chopped

Arabic Salad Dressing 

Extra virgin olive oil, if you are on an oil free diet, simply leave this out.

Fresh lemon juice for sour and to build flavor in this salad. 

Salt and pepper to taste. I like using himalayan salt (affiliate link)

🔪 How to Make Arabic Salad

Step 1 - In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, parsley, and mint.

Step 2 - In a small bowl, whisk together the Arabic salad dressing ingredients. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Serve cold.

diced tomato, cucumber and onion with chopped lettuce as a salad in a bowl

🥗Variations

This salad can easily accommodate additional ingredients such as capsicums (bell peppers), spring onions, red cabbage, pomegranate and radish.

Freshly chopped dill is also commonly found in this salad.

🍴Serving Suggestions

This common Arabic salad is often featured at lunch and dinner times.

Try it with mujadara, a famous Lebanese lentil and rice dish, mujadara safra (red lentils and rice) or with vegan shish tawook tofu skewers.

It also pairs well with this mouthwatering Lebanese lentils and pasta dish called Rishtaya or with these savory Lebanese purslane pastries.

To make this salad more substantial, try adding cooked chickpeas or beans.

❓FAQ

Can I make Arabic salad ahead of time?

Yes, prepare and chop the vegetables, herbs and store them separately in sealed containers in the fridge. Whisk the salad dressing and store in the fridge also in a sealed container. Combine ingredients up to 30 minutes prior to serving.

a white bowl with chopped vegetable salad

🥗Related Recipes

Other Middle Eastern salads to make include fattoush salad, featuring toasted pita bread, taboule the famous Lebanese parsley salad, you can read about the differences between fattoush vs tabbouleh.

Quinoa taboula, easy rocca salad or tomato and onion salad with sumac are three other Lebanese salads.

A substantial salad is my vegan couscous salad.

Or for something creamy, try my Lebanese tahini salad, it's so underrated!!

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a white bowl filled with chopped colourful vegetables as a salad

Easy Arabic Salad سلطة

Arabic salad سلطة is a delicious and healthy way to enjoy fresh flavors made up of a variety of crisp greens, colorful vegetables and a tangy dressing. It's a versatile side dish that can be customized to your taste.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Lebanese, Middle Eastern
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Janelle Hama

Ingredients

  • ¼ medium iceberg lettuce sliced
  • 2 medium tomatoes diced
  • 2 medium cucumbers diced
  • ½ small red onion diced
  • ¼ cup Parsley leaves sliced

Arabic salad dressing

  • ½ teaspoon dried mint or 2 tablespoons sliced mint leaves
  • ½ medium lemon juiced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin, see notes
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper or to taste
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Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onion and parsley.
    ¼ medium iceberg lettuce, 2 medium tomatoes, 2 medium cucumbers, ½ small red onion, ¼ cup Parsley leaves
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the salad dressing ingredients. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Serve cold.
    ½ teaspoon dried mint, ½ medium lemon, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper

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Notes

Yield 4-6 servings.
I have reduced the amount of olive oil to one spoon, you can use more if desired.
Romaine lettuce can be used in place of iceberg lettuce
Mint can be added to taste.
 
This is a common salad typically served at lunch or dinner time with foods such as mujadara hamra, or Lebanese vegetarian kibbeh or vegan Lebanese rice.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 202mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 720IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg

N.B., nutrition info is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. This will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.


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