Egyptian Tomato Salad
This vegan builds ripe tomatoes, diced, cucumber, diced and fresh parsley, chopped into a proper meal you can have ready in about 60 minutes. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Core the tomatoes and cut them into small even dice, then place them in a large mixing bowl.
- Peel the cucumber if the skin is thick, then dice it to a similar size as the tomatoes and add it to the bowl.
- Add the thinly sliced red onion along with the chopped parsley and mint.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, ground cumin and a generous pinch of salt to make the dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss gently until everything is evenly coated.
- Let the salad rest for 10 minutes at room temperature so the flavours mingle and the onion softens slightly.
- Taste, adjust the salt and lemon, and serve fresh as a side dish or with flatbread.
You'll use: Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Lemon
- lime Β· 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
Tips & common questions
How long does Egyptian Tomato Salad take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lemon?
Try lime. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Egyptian Tomato Salad vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Egyptian Tomato Salad is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Ful medames (arabic meal).jpg by Abdullah Geelah, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.