Arabic Chopped Salad (\u0633\u0644\u0637\u0629). My Arabic Chopped Salad recipe is super fresh and delicious! It is a staple side dish with many meals through the middle east and makes a great maqluba side salad or kabsa side salad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have been learning so many new Arabic recipes that I just had to share this salad recipe. Honestly, it is one of my favorite summer salad recipes because it is such a great way to use up fresh summer produce like cucumbers and tomatoes. And this year I am growing a ton of parsley in the garden so it's perfect for this chopped salad recipe! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arabic food is so flavorful and delicious. Most Arabic meals are really heavy so they are accompanied by fresh chopped vegetable salads. The only thing about making Arabic food is that it can be really time consuming! One meal can take up to 4 hours to prepare! This salad is no different. While it doesn't take 4 hours to prepare, all the chopping can take some time. If you want to save time, I would highly suggest using a vegetable chopper for your vegetables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Levant region, the most popular salad served with meals is simply called salad, or \"salatah\" (\u0633\u0644\u0637\u0629). It is a fresh salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, and lemon juice. Sometimes people also add radish, peppers, and different types of onion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will hear of many different types of fresh vegetable salads throughout the middle east. Other than this salad recipe, some of the most popular middle eastern salad recipes are fattoush salad and Tabbouleh salad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arabic fattoush salad is made with a bed of mixed greens, fresh tomatoes, other vegetables, and always topped with toasted or fried pieces of flat bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arabic Tabbouleh salad is made with a lot of parsley, bulgur, cucumber, tomatoes, and green onions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, today I made a traditional salad that many families throughout the levant (Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, and Jordan) make with the majority of their main courses. It is easy to make, fresh, and most of all delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes! My Arabic salad is loaded with healthy ingredients! It is so healthy you could eat it every day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health benefits of the ingredients:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fun fact about parsley, it is a natural chelator! Chelators have the ability to bind heavy metals (like lead and mercury) and pull them out of your body. Because of its powerful chelation ability, make sure to buy organic parsley. Just like pulling heavy metals from your body, parsley can also do this in the soil! So it is important to buy organic parsley that is grown in non-contaminated soil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Watch how I made my Chopped Arabic Salad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n