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Moroccan Tomato & Cucumber Salad

Name: Moroccan Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 2 Tomato; 1 Cucumber; 1/4 Onion; To taste Parsley; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 2 tbsp Olive oil; A pinch Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Finely diced vegetables tossed with cumin and lemon — the everyday salad on every Moroccan table.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Moroccan tables traditionally feature a row of small salad dishes as starters. This finely diced tomato and cucumber salad is the most classic of them, with cumin and lemon making it especially appetizing. It's nibbled with bread while waiting for the main tagine to arrive.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Lunch in Casablanca: a large table lined with several small salad dishes, shared among the family before the main course arrives.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Tomato 2
Cucumber 1
Onion 1/4
Parsley To taste
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Seed and finely dice the tomato and cucumber.
Mince the onion and parsley.
Combine the vegetables in a bowl.
Add cumin, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt.
Toss well.
Chill briefly in the refrigerator before serving.

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