Middle Eastern Tomato Salad or Salad Shirazi

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely diced cucumber
• 1 cup finely diced tomato
• 1 cup finely diced onion
• 1 cup finely chopped parsley
• 1 cup finely chopped mint
• 2-3 T olive oil, or more to taste
• 1-2 T fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
• salt, pepper to taste

Directions

1. Chop cucumber in pieces less than 1/2 inch and put in colander.Add a generous amount of salt and let sit while you chop other ingredients. (These days I often skip the step of salting and draining the cucumber, unless it seems watery.
2. If the tomatoes are juicy I sometimes put them in a colander and let the juice run out.)Cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions should be cut in same-size pieces.Parsley and mint should be chopped very finely. (You can use a food processor to chop the mint and parsley if you wish.)When all ingredients are chopped, combine in mixing bowl.Mix in olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. (Start with a bit less and add more until it tastes right to you. I find it does not need a great deal of dressing to taste good.)Serve immediately.