Salata Tounsia

Name: Salata Tounsia
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: 4 tomatoes, finely diced; 2 cucumbers, finely diced; 1 red onion, finely diced; 1 green pepper, finely diced; 4 tbsp olive oil and a handful of black olives; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 can tuna in oil, drained; 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered; 1 tsp dried mint

سلاطة تونسية/sah-LAH-tah TOON-see-yah/

Also known as: Tunisian Salad

About this dish

A fresh chopped salad of tomato, cucumber, onion and pepper with olive oil, often topped with tuna, egg and olives.

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Ingredients

🍅4 tomatoes, finely diced

🥒2 cucumbers, finely diced

🧅1 red onion, finely diced

🫑1 green pepper, finely diced

🫒4 tbsp olive oil and a handful of black olives

🍋1 lemon, juiced

🐟1 can tuna in oil, drained

🥚2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered

🌿1 tsp dried mint

Method

Serves 3

Dice all the vegetables as small and evenly as you can.

Combine them in a bowl with the dried mint and a little salt.

Dress with olive oil and lemon juice and toss well.

Arrange the tuna, eggs and olives over the top.

Serve straight away with bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Salata tounsia, simply 'Tunisian salad', is served at almost every Tunisian meal, especially in summer and during Ramadan.

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