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Moroccan Vegetable Salad

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Moroccan Vegetable SaladDenise Herrick Borchert

An easy and fresh alternative to traditional green salads, this chilled North African-inspired dish combines potato, bell peppers, cucumbers, and olives with a light and tangy vinaigrette. Simple to prepare, it's great to double or triple for potlucks or group meals. Serve with the salad spread out on a large platter to let the colors and shapes of the ingredients shine. Make extra dressing to reinvigorate leftovers the next day. For a pretty variation, serve the salad garnished with sliced or diced cooked beets.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4–6

Ingredients

1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
2 cold, boiled potatoes, sliced
1 each red, yellow and green bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
2/3 cup pitted olives
Salt (optional)
3 garlic cloves, chopped
3 scallions, sliced or 1 red onion, finely chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Arrange the cucumber, potato and pepper slices, and the pitted olives on a serving plate or in a dish.

    Step 2

    2. Season with salt, if you like. (Olives tend to be very salty so you may not wish to add any extra salt.)

    Step 3

    3. Sprinkle the garlic, onions, olive oil, vinegar, and lemon juice over the salad. Chill for at least 1 hour. Before serving, sprinkle with the chopped mint leaves and cilantro leaves.

Reprinted with permission from Mayim's Vegan Table: More than 100 Great-Tasting and Healthy Recipes from My Family to Yours by Mayim Bialik with Dr. Jay Gordon. Copyright © 2014 by Mayim Bialik, PhD, and Jay Gordon, MD. Photos by Denise Herrick Borchert. Published by Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
TagsSaladMoroccanNorth AfricanAfricanSideStarterLunchDinnerVegetarianVeganDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeEasyQuickNo-CookCookbooks

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