Coban Salatasi

A classic Turkish salad, found everywhere in Turkey, especially popular in the summertime. Simplicity itself but oh, so refreshing on a hot day! I’ve eaten this so many times in Turkey – at restaurants, cafes, friend’s house, aunts’ houses – and more often than not, it is served in its basic form, cucumbers, onions and tomatoes. However, I’ve also been served it with crumbled feta, lettuce and/or toasted pitta, the latter resembling Fattoush, of course.

Here is how I make it more often than not. Chopping the cucumbers and tomatoes to roughly the same size makes for a prettier salad.

Çoban Salatası (Turkish Shepherd Salad)

Rate this recipe

33 ratings

Ingredients

1 cucumber
2 medium ripe but firm tomatoes
2 spring onions (white and green), sliced
half a green chilli, sliced thinly
1 handful fresh parsley, chopped

Dressing

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp Sumac
half tsp salt
dash/pinch black pepper

Instructions

Mix all the vegetables up in a large/salad bowl.
Mix the dressing up in a small bowl, pour all over and mix thoroughly.
Letting the salad stand for 10-15 minutes before serving improves the flavour

https://www.linsfood.com/coban-salatasi-shepherd-salad/

Comments

Ian says
29th October 2017 at 8:11 am

I made this salad last night (with dolma biber and kofte) and two of my guests asked for the recipe. I lived for a year in Turkey many years ago and I am still craving the food and the culture. Tonight I am making the salad again, serving it with midye tavasi!

Ian, Sydney Australia

- Azlin Bloor says
  29th October 2017 at 10:02 am
  Hey, Ian, thanks taking the time to leave a comment. It’s such a quick yet satisfying recipe, isn’t it? And I am loving all those recipes you served it with.
  Have you tried Hünkar Beğendi (The Sultan’s Delight)?
  https://linsfood.com/hunkar-begendi-sultans-delight/
  That aubergine/cheese sauce alone is enough to enslave me!
  
Sema Bilgin says
17th October 2017 at 8:21 am
I’m very glad to see our “Çoban Salatası” recipe here! And I give your recipe 10 point, 5 stars!

- Azlin Bloor says
  17th October 2017 at 10:18 am
  Thank you so much, I really appreciate that, Selma! It means a lot when someone who is from the country of the recipe says that! x