🇪🇬 Egypt
Salata Baladi
No Egyptian table is set without salata baladi beside the main dish — chopped fresh while the food cooks, dressed at the last second.
🔪 Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 0 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
4 people
✨ What makes it special
A fine, even dice dressed with lime, cumin, and a splash of vinegar — sometimes with a spoon of tahini stirred through.
Ingredients
- 3 tomatoes, finely diced
- 2 cucumbers, finely diced
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 1 green pepper, finely diced
- ½ bunchparsley, chopped
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 tspground cumin
- 1 tbspwhite vinegar
- 3 tbspolive oil
Method
- 1
Dice all the vegetables small and even — the fine chop is the whole point.
- 2
Whisk the lime juice, vinegar, cumin, olive oil, and salt into a sharp dressing.
- 3
Toss the vegetables and parsley with the dressing just before serving.
- 4
Serve cold beside anything hot — koshari, grills, or fried fish.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 4