Try This Raw Salad - You'll be Hooked!
Israeli Salad Table of Contents
- Israeli Salad Photo
- Ingredients for Your Delicious Raw Salad
- 7 Easy Steps to Creating a Tasty Israeli Salad
- More Israeli Salad Recipes
- Tasty-Looking Mediterranean Salads by Other Squidoo Lensmasters
- Check Out My Tahini Recipe Lens
- Super Salad - Sandwich Ideas
- Salads and Cancer Prevention
- Salad Books on Amazon
- Your Opinion is Requested
- Add Your Comments, Israeli Salad Suggestions, or Tips Here
- Check Out My Other Israel Related Lenses
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. Most salads contain 3-5 large tomatoes.
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. Most salads contain 2-3 average sized cucumbers.
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. Most salads contain 1-2 average sized onions.
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!
More Israeli Salad Recipes
- Smitten Kitchen's Israeli Salad
- SmittenKitchen has an interesting blog post on creating an Israeli salad. I must admit that their salad photography is mouthwatering!
Tasty-Looking Mediterranean Salads by Other Squidoo Lensmasters
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Vegetable Couscous Salad
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Tabouli
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Check Out My Tahini Recipe Lens
Some raw foodists use tahini as a salad dressing!
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Tahini Recipe
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I'm going to teach you how to make a delicious tahini dish with this tahini recipe. Tahini is made out of ground sesame seeds and is eaten across the Middle East and Asia. This tangy tahini recipe is commonly used as a falafel sauce, but it can serve...
Super Salad - Sandwich Ideas
Create a tasty vegetarian sandwich by putting some of this salad inside a pita bread with hummus. Yummy!
Grab a piece of whole wheat bread, place a slice of Gouda cheese on it and add some of this salad on top. Easy and delicious!
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.
Salad Books on Amazon
Anticancer: A New Way of Life
Contains a comprehensive yet readable explanation of cancer-preventing foods and lifestyle. Very interesting and useful when preparing salads.
Amazon Price: $16.35 (as of 12/18/2009) 
Mediterranean Fresh: A Compendium of One-Plate Salad Meals and Mix-and-Match Dressings
This cookbook has good reviews on Amazon.
Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/18/2009)
Your Opinion is Requested
Add Your Comments, Israeli Salad Suggestions, or Tips Here
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- PleasantValley PleasantValley May 16, 2009 @ 9:04 am | in reply to AppalachianCountry
- I really appreciate your kind words!
I know it's a bit odd, but salads used to be a typical side dish for breakfast. These days, box cereals are the norm. If you ever eat breakfast at an Israeli hotel or hostel, you'll see this salad at the buffet (in addition to other salads) and selections of hard and soft cheeses, eggs, and yogurt.
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- AppalachianCountry AppalachianCountry May 15, 2009 @ 8:10 am
- Beautiful lens. We want to try this soon and never thought about it for breakfast. Yum. Thank-you for the wonderful pics, too.
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- PleasantValley PleasantValley Feb 16, 2009 @ 5:27 am | in reply to Mortira
- I'm glad you liked the lens, Mortira. Thanks and bon appetite!
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- Mortira Mortira Feb 15, 2009 @ 9:47 pm
- Such and easy recipe, but it looks gorgeous - and delicous! Thanks for sharing! I've rolled this over to my nutritious family cooking lens. * * * * *
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- PleasantValley PleasantValley Jan 30, 2009 @ 4:16 am | in reply to alteredkat
- Thanks for the kind words, alteredkat. I'm curious to hear from everyone if the salad lived up to expectations!
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