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Turkish · Salad

Turkish Spoon Salad

A finely chopped tomato, cucumber and pepper salad with pomegranate seeds and fresh herbs, dressed with olive oil, lemon and pomegranate molasses. It makes its own juices, so scoop it up with romaine leaves or pita.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on18 min
  • Total21 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 450 gplum tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped, about 2 cups
  • ¼ tspkosher salt, for the tomatoes, plus more to taste
  • 1red onion, small, minced
  • 1Persian cucumber, halved, seeded and diced small
  • 1green bell pepper, small, stemmed, seeded and diced small
  • 6 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1½ tbsplemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 tbsppomegranate molasses
  • ½ cuppomegranate seeds, about 1/2 pomegranate
  • 1 tbspfresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
  • 2 tbspfresh spearmint leaves, chopped
  • 1 tbspfresh dill leaves, chopped
  • 1 tspMaras pepper
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 8romaine lettuce leaves, torn into large pieces, to serve

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Pomegranate
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Lettuce
  • Cucumber
  • Parsley
  • Dill
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Brothy
  • Crunchy

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: low

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