Cucumber and tomato Shirazi salad
The Iranian Shirazi salad: diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions, seasoned with olive oil and vinegar, is a refreshing and quick dish.
Shirazi salad is a classic Iranian dish. Cucumber, tomato, and onion are diced into small pieces, then seasoned with olive oil and vinegar. It’s ready in just a few minutes and pairs perfectly with grilled meats.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time—
- Total15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodcru
- Estimated cost$5.44 $1.36 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.58
- $0.15
- $3.20
- $0.03
- $0.30
- $0.04
- $0.14
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Dice the cucumbers, tomatoes, and onion into very small pieces. ≈ 8 min
- Place the vegetables in a large bowl, add the vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper, and then mix well. ≈ 4 min
- If you like, you can also add some chopped green chili peppers and a little dried mint. ≈ 3 min
- Vinegar can be substituted with, or supplemented with, a few tablespoons of fresh lemon juice or verjus. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Cucumber and tomato Shirazi salad
- 2 large cucumbers, peeled$1.58
- 1 large onion, peeled$0.15
- 2 large tomatoes$3.20
- 1 to 2 tablespoons of vinegar$0.03
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.30
- salt$0.04
- pepper$0.14
Total$5.44
that's $1.36 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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