Cooking - Salads

Shepherd's Salad (Coban Salatasi)


This salad is Turkish in Origin and goes very well with lamb dishes.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cubanelle pepper
  • 1/2 red onion, sliced
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2-3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Place all the vegetables in a medium size salad bowl.
  2. Add salt and pepper
  3. Add the feta, lemon juice and olive oil. Don't add any other dressings.
Makes 8 medium-sized kofte.

Recipe Courtesy of Binnur from Binnur's Turkish Cookbook