Israeli Pepper Salad
Submitted by KhaasLadki on July 15, 2008 - 9:20am
Servings:
serves 4 as a side, 2 as a meal Another Israeli salad – I love the za’atar spices! They’re so different from anything you’ll have anywhere else.
Ingredients:
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 cucumber, diced
dash salt & pepper, to taste
1 lemon, juiced
2 clove garlic, minced or pressed
3 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon za'atar seasoning (can be found at most asian stores)
Preparation:
Mix all the veggies together in a bowl.
In a small bowl, whisk together lemon, garlic and olive oil. Drizzle over veggies and toss together to coat. Sprinkle with za’atar and serve!
8 reponses to "Israeli Pepper Salad"
1. Great recipe...just made it
Great recipe...just made it with slight variations and am eating it right now...will make it again later when i have all the ingredients...thanks for sharing
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I'm not familiar w/ zaatar, either, but your recipe sounds wonderful, and even if the spices have been toasted to enhance their flavor, you're only using 1/2 tsp of zaatar w/ all those other wonderful raw ingredients that make up 99% of the salad. I wouldn't hesitate to use it. Thanks for posting your recipe.
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Oh, I didn't know they were toasted! I was under the impression they were like using the dried versions. Sorry, I'm not sure what spices are in mine at the moment, but I can look and see (and check if they're toasted! :o ) when I get home tonight.
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zaatar is traditionally from syrian marjoram, sumac, salt, and sesame seeds. however most of the flavor comes from toasting all these - and any raw version i can think of would be the equivalent of making soymilk from sprouted soy beans.. yuck!
5.
this does sound great!...i found a few recipes for the za'atar spice,i would love to make my own using sesame seeds,sumac ,thyme and salt,can you tell me the ingredients in the one you use? thanks!
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Is it possible for you (or anyone else) to list what is in the za'atar seasoning? We don't have an asian market anywhere near where I live, so I need to recreate the seasoning from "scratch" so I can try this recipe!
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Ooh, that would be cool! you could arrange it really pretty, too, with all the colors. I have another salad like this posted but for some reason it doesn't show up on the main page - it's like a fruit salad with avocados and such. Yum! Glad you like! :D
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oh my god this sounds wonderful. i'll throw in an orange pepper too
and maybe one of those purple ones... :)