List of Arab salads

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Varieties of Arabic salad: Arab salad, Fattoush, Palestinian salad, Tabbouleh and Raheb. Varieties of Arabic salad.jpg
Varieties of Arabic salad: Arab salad, Fattoush, Palestinian salad, Tabbouleh and Raheb.

In Arab cuisine salads are often served as a first course. A variety of salads are brought to the table on small plates, as in mezze.

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Tabbouleh, a salad of finely chopped parsley, with tomatoes, mint, onion, and soaked bulgur, is one of the most popular Arab salads. Mixed vegetable salads, and salads of cooked eggplant or chick peas are common. Green salad, known as the "Salata Khadra", consists of cucumbers, tomatoes, a bundle of fresh parsley, salt and pepper and the juice of one lemon.

Pita and other flat breads are commonly served alongside salads.

Varieties of Arab salad

NameImageRegionDescription
Arab salad Arabsalad.jpg Arab world Combines many different vegetables and spices, and often served as part of a mezze
Baba ghanoush Baba ganoush closeup.jpg Levant Also eggplant salad is a dish of cooked eggplant mixed with tahina, olive oil and various seasonings. [1] [2]
Cucumber and yogurt salad Cacik.jpg Arab world Is made of salted strained yogurt (usually from sheep or goat milk) or diluted yogurt [3]
Fattoush Fattoush.JPG LevantA bread salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread (khubz 'arabi) combined with mixed greens and other vegetables. [4]
Ful medames salad Ful medames salad.jpg LevantMade of beans, chopped tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper and salt.
Hummus salad Hummus salad.jpg LevantIs made of dry chickpea, soda carbonate, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, salt, olive oil, and cumin. [5]
Malfouf salad Malfouf salad.jpg LevantIs made of cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and much fresh or dried mint. [6] [7] [8]
Mechouia salad Salade Mechouwya, Tunisie, juin 2021.jpg TunisiaTunisian salad of grilled vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic
Qrymutah lqrymwT@ 2.jpg Central Syria Bulgur, onion, parsley, cucumber, lemon juice, olive oil. Served with grape leaves.
Raheb Raheb salad.jpg LevantMade with eggplant (aubergine) and tomatoes.
Rubiyan salad Rubiyan salad.jpg Arab worldIs made of shrimp, tomato. mayonnaise, lettuce leaves, ketchup, hot sauce, mustard, lemon juice, and salt. [9] [10]
Shepherd salad Salad.jpg LevantChopped salad of finely diced tomato and cucumber. Usually made of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and parsley, and dressed with fresh lemon juice, olive oil and black pepper. Generally, the cucumbers are not peeled. The key is using very fresh vegetables and chopping them as finely as possible. [11]
Shʿifurah slT@ shnklysh.jpg Coastal Syria Shanklish cheese with chopped tomato and onion and olive oil. [12]
Tabbouleh SHn tbwl@.JPG LevantFinely chopped parsley, bulgur, mint, tomato, scallion, and other herbs with lemon juice, olive oil and various seasonings, generally including black pepper and sometimes cinnamon and allspice.
Wheat salad Wheat salad.jpg Arab worldIs made of wheat, corn, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber pickles, lemon, parsley, olive oil and salt. [13]

See also

References

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  2. Gil Marks (2010). "Baba Ghanouj". Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN   9780544186316.
  3. "TÜRK DİL KURUMU". tdk.gov.tr. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. Wright, 2003, p. 241.
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  6. Abood, Maureen (14 March 2017). "Cabbage Slaw, Malfouf Salad". Rose Water & Orange Blossoms. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. Carte, Harmony à la (2014-07-21). "Mama's Salatet Malfouf". Harmony à la Carte. Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  8. "Lebanese Cabbage Salad Recipe - Food.com" . Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  9. "سلطة الروبيان (الجمبري) بالطماطم - مطبخ حواء". www.hawaa.kitchen (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  10. "سلطة الجمبري الشهية". أطيب طبخة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  11. The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York, Claudia Roden, Knopf, 1996, p. 248
  12. "Arabic menu" (PDF). Yami Restaurant (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  13. "طريقة عمل سلطة القمح المنعشة - طريقة". tareekaa.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2020-12-06.