List of Arab salads facts for kids
In Arab cuisine salads may precede a meal, served in huge variety on small plates as part of a mezze, or accompany it. Tabbouleh, a salad of finely chopped parsley, with tomatoes, mint, onion, and soaked bulgur, is one of the most popular Arab salads. Mixed vegetable salads, and salads of cooked eggplant or chick peas are common. Green salad, which is better known as the "Salata Khadra", usually requires six cucumbers a little ground black pepper, a few tomatoes, a bundle of fresh parsley, salt and juice of one lemon. This traditional Arabic salad is one of the easiest to prepare. Herbs and spices are common and abundant in Arab salads.
Pita, also known as "Arabic bread", and other flat breads are commonly served alongside salads, as are leavened breads and varieties of other sour doughs. Arabic salads are not very complex or difficult to prepare.
Varieties of Arab salad
| Name | Image | Region | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab salad |  |
Arab world | Combines many different vegetables and spices, and often served as part of a mezze |
| Baba ghanoush |  |
Levant | Also eggplant salad is a dish of cooked eggplant mixed with tahina, olive oil and various seasonings. The Arabic bābā means "father", while ghannūj could be a personal name. The word combination is also interpreted as "father of coquetry" or "indulged/pampered daddy." |
| Cucumber and yogurt salad |  |
Arab world | Is made of salted strained yogurt (usually from sheep or goat milk) or diluted yogurt |
| Fattoush |  |
Levant | A bread salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread (khubz 'arabi) combined with mixed greens and other vegetables. |
| Ful medames salad |  |
Levant | Made of beans, chopped tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper and salt. |
| Hummus salad |  |
Levant | Is made of dry chickpea, soda carbonate, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, salt, olive oil, and cumin. |
| Malfouf salad |  |
Levant | Is made of cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and much fresh or dried mint. |
| Mechouia salad |  |
Tunisia | Tunisian salad of grilled vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic |
| Qrymutah |  |
Central Syria | Bulgur, onion, parsley, cucumber, lemon juice, olive oil. Served with grape leaves. |
| Raheb |  |
Levant | Made with eggplant (aubergine) and tomatoes. |
| Rubiyan salad |  |
Arab world | Is made of shrimp, tomato. mayonnaise, lettuce leaves, ketchup, hot sauce, mustard, lemon juice, and salt. |
| Shepherd salad |  |
Levant | Chopped salad of finely diced tomato and cucumber. Usually made of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and parsley, and dressed with fresh lemon juice, olive oil and black pepper. Generally, the cucumbers are not peeled. The key is using very fresh vegetables and chopping them as finely as possible. |
| Shʿifurah |  |
Coastal Syria | Shanklish cheese with chopped tomato and onion and olive oil. |
| Tabbouleh |  |
Levant | Finely chopped parsley, bulgur, mint, tomato, scallion, and other herbs with lemon juice, olive oil and various seasonings, generally including black pepper and sometimes cinnamon and allspice. |
| Wheat salad |  |
Arab world | Is made of wheat, corn, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber pickles, lemon, parsley, olive oil and salt. |
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