Za’atar salad (can be vegan)
Za’atar salad (can be vegan)

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, za’atar salad (can be vegan). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

This za'atar pasta salad has a Middle Eastern theme, with a delicious and simple za'atar lemon vinaigrette, roasted eggplant, and cherry tomatoes. It's completely vegan and can be made gluten free! A classic Midwestern salad gets a vegan Middle Eastern makeover.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have za’atar salad (can be vegan) using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Za’atar salad (can be vegan):
  1. Get 1 cucumber, chopped
  2. Make ready 1 cup tomatoes, chopped
  3. Take 1 red onion, peeled and chopped
  4. Take 3 spring onions, finely chopped
  5. Take 1/2-3/4 cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
  6. Prepare 1/2-3/4 cup mint leaves, finely chopped
  7. Make ready feta cheese (vegan if you need it to be), crumbled or cut into cubes- optional
  8. Get Za’atar
  9. Take Toasted pita bread and/ or pumpkin seeds
  10. Take Dressing
  11. Prepare 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  12. Make ready Zest of 1 lemon (unwaxed)
  13. Make ready Juice of 1 lemon
  14. Take 1 tsp runny honey (or maple syrup if vegan)
  15. Prepare 2-3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  16. Make ready pinch salt
  17. Make ready Pinch black pepper

Za'atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend with savory flavors like thyme, sesame, and sumac. It adds a great punch of flavor to this salad, taking it over the top. As perfect as this is for a quick lunch or weeknight side dish, I think it would be equally lovely as part of an Easter spread or any springtime celebration. Roughly chop them into smaller pieces as well.

Steps to make Za’atar salad (can be vegan):
  1. Put all the chopped vegetables in a bowl.
  2. Add the herbs.
  3. Make the dressing. Pour over the salad. Stir and let it sit for 30 mins (or more) so all the flavours meld.
  4. Add the feta. Sprinkle generously with za’atar. Add the pita/ seeds if you’re using. Enjoy 😋

Transfer all ingredients to a large salad bowl. Then, make the za'atar salad dressing by combining extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, honey, garlic powder, za'atar spice, salt, and pepper into a small jar. Shake well and pour over salad ingredients. Toss well to combine and serve immediately. This quinoa salad with za'atar is so flavorful.

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