Turkish shepherd salad

Name: Turkish shepherd salad
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4 tomatoes, finely diced; 1 cucumber, finely diced; 1 green pepper, finely diced; 4 spring onions, finely sliced; 4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp sumac; 1 tsp dried mint

Finely chopped tomato, cucumber and peppers with parsley and sumac, in a tangy dressing. Crisp and cooling.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.86 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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4tomatoesfinely diced
1cucumberfinely diced
1green pepperfinely diced
4spring onionsfinely sliced
4 tbspchopped fresh parsley
3 tbspextra virgin olive oil
2 tbsplemon juice
1 tspsumac
1 tspdried mint

Method

1
Put the tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, spring onions and parsley in a large bowl.
2
Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, sumac, mint and a pinch of salt in a jug.
3
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
4
Leave for 2 minutes so the juices mingle, then serve with warm bread.

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