Palestinian Salad (Salata Falahiyeh)
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Reem Kassis, Salata Falahiyeh (Palestinian or Farmers Salad).
A salata falahiyeh (palestinian or farmers salad) recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
Based on the listed ingredients, none of the 14 major EU allergens. Always check product labels.
Method
- 1
Mix. Mix tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, chile (if using), plus lemon (if using) in a big bowl. Mix in mint, olive oil, and lemon juice till well mixed. Add salt till it tastes right and eat at once.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Low saturated fat: 0.5 g saturated fat per 100 g, 8.9% of energy (limits ≤ 1.5 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low sugars: 2.4 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
- Low salt: 0.01 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
- High fibre: 3.4 g fibre per 100 kcal (needs ≥ 3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 184 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0.2 g per serving
0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 101 kcal |
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 10.1 g |
| of which sugars | 4.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 7.2 g |
| of which saturates | 1 g |
| Fibre | 3.4 g |
| Salt | 0.02 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
1.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
