Shepherd’s salad

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This recipe is great, very simple and quick. Especially using a food processor. Keeps in the fridge really well in an air tight bowl for packed lunches served with a Bread rolls.

Adapted from Shepherd’s Salad Recipe.

Shepherd’s Salad Recipe for three as a starter or two as a main

Ingredients

• 1 small cucumber
• 1 small green pepper, cut to fit the feed tube
• 1 small red onion
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 spring onions, finely chopped
• Handful of flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
• 10ml Extra virgin olive oil
• 15ml lemon juice
• 2.5ml ground sumac (found in the herb section of the supermarket).

Directions

1. With the machine running at max speed, use the Express DiceTM pusher to push the cucumber, green pepper, red onion and tomatoes through the dicing grid - place both hands on top of the pusher and press down firmly.
2. Work in batches, transferring the contents of the processor bowl into a large mixing bowl as necessary.
3. Using the knife blade, finely chop the spring onions and parsley.
4. Combine the cucumber, tomatoes, spring onions and parsley in a medium mixing bowl.
5. Add the olive oil and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and mix well.
6. Transfer to a serving dish, then sprinkle the ground sumac over the top.

Serve as soon as it is ready. Delicious with garlic dough balls.

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