Salad Shirazi

Name: Salad Shirazi
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 4 cucumbers, small, diced; 4 tomatoes, diced; 1 red onion, finely diced; 3 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped; 1 tbsp dried mint; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper

Finely chopped cucumber, tomato and red onion with lime and mint. Fresh and sharp beside any kebab.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.36 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4cucumberssmall, diced
4tomatoesdiced
1red onionfinely diced
3 tbsplime juice
2 tbspolive oil
2 tbspfresh mintchopped
1 tbspdried mint
½ tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper

Method

1
Dice the cucumber, tomato and onion into small, even pieces about the size of a pea or smaller.
2
Soak the onion in cold water for 5 minutes, then drain. This softens the bite.
5 min
3
Mix everything together in a bowl with the lime juice, olive oil, fresh and dried mint, salt and pepper.
4
Taste and add more lime or salt. Serve within 20 minutes so it stays crisp.

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