Jerusalem Salad (Cucumber Tomato Salad)

Bowl of chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and herbs.

5 from 7 votes

Jerusalem Salad (Cucumber Tomato Salad)

This Palestinian Cucumber Tomato Salad, also known as Jerusalem Salad is a delicious and simple chopped salad that comes together in under 20 minutes! It's a perfect side for heavy and rich mains.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Levantine, Middle Eastern

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: people

Author: Luay Ghafari

Cost: $8

Ingredients

Dressing

3 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp Lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Salad Ingredients

4 Medium tomatoes - trimmed and chopped into small ½ inch cubes
4 Persian cucumbers - trimmed and chopped into small ½ inch cubes
1 Red bell pepper - seeded and chopped into small ½ inch cubes
3 Green onions - Chopped
¼ cup Flat leaf parsley - Finely chopped
¼ cup Fresh mint - Finely chopped (Optional, but recommended)

Instructions

Dressing. In a large bowl, add the olive oil, lemon juice, a big pinch of salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Mix well.
Make salad. To the same bowl, add all the salad ingredients and mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

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Notes

Feel free to also add some lemon zest to your dressing.

Substitutions:

You can use an English cucumber instead of Persian. Scrape the seeds out before chopping.
Slicer or vine tomatoes are ideal, but you can use cherry or Roma tomatoes too.

Making Ahead: This Jerusalem salad can be made 1 day ahead of time, just don’t mix in the dressing in advance. Keep the chopped produce separate from the dressing in individual airtight containers and mix everything before serving. I also suggest you avoid salting the salad if you plan to make it ahead of time.

Serve the salad with mains like beef kebab, chicken kebab, Palestinian maftoul, za’atar chicken thighs, Moghrabieh, and musakhan (sumac chicken). I also love serving it with rice dishes like maqluba (upside down chicken and rice).

Other possible additions to the salad: Chili peppers, hot pepper flakes, chopped lettuce, and sumac.

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