Azeri Shepherd Salad

    This salad one of my favorites and I like it in any season and anytime with my main course food or separately with fresh baked bread or with dried rusk, but not sweetened. It's full of vitamins, digestive friendly and healthy salad. According to my knowledge, I can say that it was called "Shepherd Salad" because it's easy, takes less time and cost less for preparing, as all vegetables are chopped.
    I improved this salad a bit for taste of my husband and depends on the food. So I make it with two different ways.

                              Ingredients for Original Shepherd Salad:

•  Fresh Cucumber;
• Fresh Tomato;
• Fresh Green Pepper;
• Fresh Green Hot Pepper;
• Fresh Vidalia Onion or Spring Onion;
• Coriander/Cilantro;
• Basil;
• Salt.

    Just need to wash vegetables thoroughly, and cut them into medium pieces, add its salt, mix and it is ready to eat.

Ingredients of My Improved Shepherd Salad:

• Fresh Cucumber;
• Fresh Tomato;
• Fresh Green Pepper;
• Fresh Green Hot Pepper;
• Fresh Vidalia Onion or Spring Onion;
• Fresh Lettuce;
• Coriander/Cilantro;
• Parsley;
• Fennel/Dill;
• Basil;
• Salt;
• Grapeseed Oil.

    Here you've to wash all vegetables thoroughly again and cut them into small pieces, add its salt and mix. After mixing it add its oil and keep in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes and you can serve it.

    One more secret of this salad: You can add any of vegetables from recipe more or less for your taste and because of this I don't write how many cucumbers, tomatoes and etc. is necessary for making this salad. Enjoy your meal and be always healthy!!!