Mama’s Mediterranean Salad (V)
“My mother, affectionately known as Mama G, loves her salads. Summer or winter, she will never say no to something crispy, lemon-dressed and refreshing. She can be a tad picky about what she likes in it, so this is something I make for her a lot because it gets no complaints, and I always raid my spice cupboard to inject a little extra flavour boost to make her extra happy. The key is to try and chop everything into small pieces roughly the same size.” Sabrina Ghayour, author of Persiana Easy
Serves 2-4
250g (9oz) baby plum tomatoes, each sliced into 3
4 baby cucumbers, cut into half moons, or ½ large cucumber, finely diced
4 fat radishes, halved and thinly sliced
½ red pepper, cored, deseeded and finely diced
½ yellow pepper, cored, deseeded and finely diced
1 bunch of spring onions, thinly sliced from root to tip
½ small packet (about 15g/½oz) of mint, leaves finely chopped
½ small packet (about 15g/½oz) of dill, finely chopped
100g (3½oz) feta cheese, finely crumbled
1 teaspoon dried mint
1 teaspoon dried wild oregano
1 teaspoon pul biber chilli flakes
1 teaspoon garlic granules
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 fat unwaxed lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil
Maldon sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
This is a no-brainer: throw everything together in a mixing bowl, season generously with salt and pepper, then serve.
