Levantine · Salad

Cucumber and Tomato Salad with Tahini

Name: Cucumber and Tomato Salad with Tahini
Total time: 33 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 120 g tahini; 60 ml water, plus more to thin; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste; 2 cloves garlic, large, finely chopped; ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 450 g tomatoes, 2 large, seeded and chopped; 450 g cucumbers, 2 medium, seeded and chopped; ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 3 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced; romaine lettuce leaves, to taste

Chopped tomatoes and cucumbers coated in a lemony garlic-tahini dressing. Add chickpeas and it becomes a light main course for four.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on18 min
Total33 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dressing

120 gtahini
60 mlwater, plus more to thin
2 tbspfresh lemon juice, plus more to taste
2 clovesgarlic, large, finely chopped
½ tspsalt, plus more to taste
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Salad

450 gtomatoes, 2 large, seeded and chopped
450 gcucumbers, 2 medium, seeded and chopped
¼ cupfresh flat-leaf parsley, choppedoptional
3scallions, white and green parts, thinly slicedoptional

To serve

to tasteromaine lettuce leavesoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Sesame
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Scallion (green onion)
Lettuce
Cucumber
Parsley
Black and white pepper

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy
Crunchy

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

Under 20 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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