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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes - Salads

    By Carol Published: Aug 11, 2018 Modified: Jul 14, 2021 | This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure.

    Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad

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    4.67 from 3 votes
    30 minutes
    Middle Eastern Vegetable Salad is light, crunchy and over-the-top flavorful with all the vegetables that are in season now! #vegetable #vegetablesalad #vegan #healthyfood

    Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad is light, crunchy and over-the-top flavorful!  All the vegetables are in season now and it's like summer in a bowl!

    Photo of Middle Eastern Vegetable Salad in a white bowl garnished with mint sprigs and lemon slices.

    Here's a lively and lovely summer salad that is worth every knife stroke!

    I really wasn't sure what to call this salad because it's similar to numerous other Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Israeli-inspired salads but probably most similar to an Israeli Chopped Salad.

    Whenever I create and share a recipe that's a classic or has deep ethnic origins, I'm always a little apprehensive if I'm not of that heritage because I don't want to get it wrong.

    Photo of Middle Eastern Chopped Salad in white serving bowl on gray background with gray napkin garnished with lemon slices.

    At any rate, let's just call this one DELICIOUS!  Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad is like summer in a bowl!

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    • How to make Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad:
    • Other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired salads you may enjoy:
    • Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad
      • Equipment
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    How to make Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad:

    • Gather the ingredients:
      • Tomatoes
      • Cucumbers
      • Red onion
      • Yellow bell pepper
      • Jalapeno pepper
      • Garlic
      • Fresh mint
      • Fresh parsley
      • Lemon juice
      • Olive oil
    • Then, start chopping!  This takes a little while but you really want to do it by hand especially if you're serving it to guests.  With a food processor, it's difficult to get the vegetables chopped consistently and you can end up with mush and lots of water.

    Photo of salad ingredients in glass mixing bowl before being stirred.

    • With a good knife, the chopping process goes fairly quickly.  Just put your favorite podcast on and zen out!  If fine chopping really isn't your thing, no need to chop everything super small.  Just chop everything larger or "chunkier."  Here's some good information on knife skills:  Basic but Life-Changing Knife Skills.

    Photo of salad in glass mixing bowl after being stirred with white mixing spoon.

    • Chop, combine and that's it!

    Oh, let me tell you about something that was life-changing.  At the bottom of this post, look for an affiliate link for a juicer that has made my life so much easier!  I used to use a wooden reamer, squeeze the juice over a sieve into a bowl to remove any seeds.  That always gave me two extra items to wash on a cook date at the client's home.

    With the juicer shown below, you can juice right into what you're making!  Here's the lowdown on how to use it:  How to Use A Citrus Juicer.

    Photo of Middle Eastern Vegetable Salad in glass mixing bowl after being stirred with white mixing spoon.

    Stir it up and you're done!  The salad can get watery quickly as you can see below.  However, those juices are DIVINE and you won't want to waste a drop!  Serve this Middle Easter Vegetable Salad with some great pita bread to soak up every last one!

    Photo of finished Middle Eastern Chopped Salad in white serving bowl on gray background with gray napkin garnished with lemon slices.

    Other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired salads you may enjoy:

    • Tabouli with Fresh Jalapeno
    • Quinoa Tabbouleh with Grilled Vegetables
    • Cucumber, Red Onion and Feta Cheese Salad
    • Spicy Black-Eyed Pea Salad
    • Mediterranean Barley Salad with Green Beans, Red Bell Pepper, Olives and Feta
    Middle Eastern Chopped Salad - Close-up hero shot of the salad in a white bowl garnished with mint sprigs and lemon slices

    Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad

    4.67 from 3 votes
    By: Carol | From A Chef's Kitchen
    Middle Eastern Chopped Vegetable Salad is like summer in a bowl and the perfect salad to make now with what's in season!
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Side Dishes - Salads
    Cuisine Middle Eastern
    Servings 4
    Calories 233 kcal

    Equipment

    • Wusthof Chef Knife
    • Cutting Board
    • Glass Mixing Bowls
    • Citrus Juicer

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 large cucumbers - thin strips removed from around cucumber with peeler, then seeded and chopped
    • 4 large tomatoes - chopped
    • 1 small red onion - finely chopped
    • 1 large red or yellow bell pepper - chopped
    • 1 medium jalapeno pepper - seeded if desired, finely chopped
    • 3 cloves garlic - minced
    • 2 large lemons - juiced
    • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
    • ¼ cup chopped parsley - preferably flat-leaf
    • ¼ cup chopped mint
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Combine cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper in a large bowl.
    • Whisk together garlic, lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl.
    • Pour over vegetables, add parsley and mint.
    • Add salt and black pepper to taste.
    • Serve immediately.

    Notes

    MAKE AHEAD:  Do not add the dressing if you plan to make ahead.  Vegetables may be chopped and combined 1 day ahead and refrigerated without the dressing and fresh herbs.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 | Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 1068mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 3487IU | Vitamin C: 128mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 2mg

    These are estimated values generated from a nutritional database using unbranded products. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.

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    1. Jan Eisner says

      December 02, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      I made this to go with lamb kabobs served with Naan bread. I forgot the olive oil in the salad. Not a problem! So good with the lamb, tzatziki and naan. Excellent ingredients! Flavors that dance together!

      Reply
      • Carol says

        December 03, 2020 at 6:49 am

        Hi, Jan, Thanks so very much and glad you enjoyed. Your meal sounds divine!!! Thanks again and hope you'll try some of my other salads.

        Reply
    2. Barbara Podawiltz says

      June 10, 2020 at 6:23 pm

      Delicious. What a fresh way to make a vegetable salad. I really liked using the fresh herbs.

      Reply
      • Carol says

        June 11, 2020 at 8:18 am

        Hi, Barb, Thanks so very much and glad you enjoyed! I really love all the freshness about this salad, too!

        Reply
    3. Kate Berkey says

      June 09, 2019 at 3:35 am

      5 stars
      I was looking for a salad recipe for the whole family and I stumbled on this article. I read and followed the instructions carefully and I made it deliciously! Every member of my family is so happy! Thanks for this!

      Reply
      • Carol says

        June 09, 2019 at 7:52 am

        Thank you, Kate! Glad you all enjoyed!

        Reply
    4. Anonymous says

      September 08, 2018 at 3:33 am

      5 stars

      Reply

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