Try this raw salad - you'll be hooked!
The Israeli salad is simple, healthy, and tasty. This type of raw salad is found in home kitchens, youth hostels, falafel stands, and five-star hotels across the country. In the past, it was an essential part of an unprocessed Israeli breakfast, but is also delicious with lunch or dinner.
Israeli salad photo
We made this one at home on a perfect summer day
Ingredients for your delicious raw salad
Tomatoes are the foundation of this salad. I recommend experimenting with all kinds, including regular ripe ones and even cherry tomatoes for an extra tangy taste. Tomatoes qualify as one of the world's healthiest foods according to the WHFoods.com website.
Photo Credit: Dylan Parker
Cucumbers add an interesting texture and nice green color to the salad. Their bland taste balances the sharp taste of the tomatoes and onions. Like tomatoes, cucumbers qualify as one of the world's healthiest foods according to the WHfoods.com website.
Photo Credit: D.F. Shapinsky - Pingnews.com
Use standard white onions or red onions. Onions are also considered a very healthy food. Also, you can add some scallions if you feel like it.
Photo Credit: Darwin Bell
Olive Oil is great with this salad. It makes the whole salad come together. Extra virgin olive oil is the best choice and ranks well in the WHfoods list.
Photo Credit: fdecomite
Optional Ingredients:
Parsley
Green Onion (Scallions)
Bell Peppers (Green, Red, Orange, or Yellow)
Lemon Juice
Salt/ Pepper
7 Easy Steps to Creating a Tasty Israeli Salad
1. Gather your vegetables
2. Wash the veggies and peel the cucumbers
3. Slice and dice them on a cutting board
4. Remove and throw away the ugly parts (e.g. top of tomatoes, inner cores of bell peppers)
5. Combine the veggies in a salad bowl and mix with a ladle or big spoon
6. Add olive oil and/or lemon juice, salt, pepper
7. Serve and enjoy!
Salads and Cancer Prevention
- Cucumbers and bell peppers are sprayed with a lot of pesticides. I get the impression from the book that the benefit of eating veggies with pesticides is greater than not eating them, but I still think it's better to eat them organic if possible.
- Green onions (a.k.a. scallions) are listed as one one of the most potent vegetables against individual colon, brain, lung, prostate, and breast cancer cells.
Books you might like
Anticancer: A New Way of Life
Contains a comprehensive yet readable explanation of cancer-preventing foods and lifestyle. Very interesting and useful.
Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 10/12/2008)
The Foods of Israel Today
This cookbook got great reviews on Amazon, but I haven't read it yet.
Amazon Price: $26.40 (as of 10/12/2008)
The Food of Israel: Authentic Recipes from the Land of Milk and Honey (Food of the World Cookbooks)
This cookbook also got good reviews on Amazon, but I haven't read it yet.
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 10/12/2008)
Super Sandwich Idea
Create a tasty vegetarian sandwich by putting some of this salad inside a pita bread with hummus. Yummy!
Your opinion is requested
Write your feedback, Israeli salad suggestions, or other tips here
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KimGiancaterino
I love Israeli salad! Thanks for adding this recipe to Culinary Favorites From A to Z. I'm also going to feature your lens on my Squid Angel Diary. Posted July 30, 2008 |
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CreativeArtist
Your salad recipe looks great! Welcome to the Vegetarian Recipes Group. Posted July 27, 2008 |
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GypsyPirate
This looks so delicious. I'm waiting for the tomatoes in my garden to ripen, then I will have to try it! Posted July 26, 2008 |
