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tomatoes, chopped
red pepper, chopped
spring onion and shallot, chopped
1 red chili, chopped
lemon juice
olive oil
parsley
mint
salt, pepper

stand for a while

Pink Cucumber Salad

Cucumber, peeled, sliced

Some cooked beetroot, mashed
Beetrootjuice
Lemon juice or white balsamico
Honey
Parsley
A little fresh mint
Walnuts, a few
Salt, pepper, soy to taste
Olive oil
And a few leaves of lettuce, chopped finely with the parsley

Couscous Salad (shocking the salad world with a plain title today)

Couscous - Prepare with veggie broth, don't use too much water for it, consider dressing will also add liquid and we don't want it to go all soggy.

Feta, crumbed
Some pine nuts, preferably toasted.
Cucumber, some cubes
Tomato, likewise
Parsley, chop.
Radishes, slice.
Peppers - some pieces. These were pickled and from a jar.

Dressing:
A shallot
Some mint leaves, chopped
Salt, pepper
Lemon juice
Orange marmalade
And I am still getting rid of the barbecue sauce, but some tomato sauce or puree will also do.
Some soy, some sesame oil. Not necessary.
Olive oil.

Stamp dressing ingredients a little in a mortar to bring out mint flavour. Minty is nice.

Check out salad #1 if you like this one: Taboulé

Watermintcucumber Salad

Friends, here is another refreshing summer salad for you:

Cucumber
Water melon
Mint
Black olives

Orange juice
Balsamico
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

I guess I was hoping to spice this post with a little eloquence and ended up forgetting all about it. Sorry.

Beets'n'Beans with Mint

Cooked beetroots, cut into a kind of french fry shape.
Wax beans, boiled until just tender, with enough salt.
Some chopped mint leaves.
Some feta crumbs.

A red onion, chopped.
Lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, orange marmalade, salt, pepper.

Beet It! Beetroots in Mint-yoghurt-sauce

... or IT beet, in this case

Beetroots, cooked

fresh mint, chopped finely
lemon juice
a little bit of garlic - crushed
olive oil
yoghurt
some tahini, only a little bit
salt

sprinkle with some sesame seeds

Lawand, we are pretending to be a little Middle Eastern today!
Greetings from the frog homies. We hope Ireland is giving you lots of salad insights.

Tabbouleh

From the exotic oriental world of the middle east comes this tasty salad called Tabbouleh. It makes a fine addition to that region's cuisine which dishes are known to be somewhat greasy and prominently contain meat (such as Kibbeh and Sfiha). Tabbouleh is very refreshing thanks to the combination of lemon and tomatoes and parsley, and the inclusion of Burghul (also known as Bulghur) and onion and dried mint gives it a unique taste you'll never forget.

Tabbouleh is very popular in middle eastern countries, and you can usually order it in most middle eastern delicatessens, or you can easily prepare it yourself, here's how to do that:

The first step is to put 2 tablespoons (~15ml each) of Burghul in a glass of water.

Then, these ingredients should all be added in a big bowl:

• Half an onion, cut to small pieces (assuming the size of the onion is roughly the size of tomato. also, a small onion would also work).
• 1 band of parsley (cut the leaves only and into tiny pieces).
• 1 normal-sized tomato (as opposed to the small cherry tomatoes).
• 1 teaspoon (~5ml) of dried mint leaves (basically mint in a form similar to salt...).
• 1 squeezed lemon.
• 3 tablespoons (~15ml each) of olive oil.
• Some salt.

The recipe is for two to three people.

Make a bowl of Tabbouleh today and show us the result in the comments section!

Wunder Greetings from Syria :)
Lawand.