How to make the viral TikTok Simple Shirazi Salad
The foodie community on TikTok is having yet another love affair with a salad recipe.
This time, it's the classic Simple Shirazi Salad that's going viral on the app – a recipe which originated from southern Iran.
The centuries-old Persian salad takes just 10 minutes to make and has a new generation of obsessed fans thanks to social media chefs.
Gold Coast influencer Michael Finch shared his twist in the delicious salad in a viral video which has since attracted over 3.8 million views.
Watch the video above.
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Michael Finch shared his twist on the simple salad recipe. TikTok
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Finch described the dish as "the perfect salad for hot weather".
"I have made this salad literally three times in the past three weeks, just because it's that good," he explained.
Shirazi Salad, also known as Salad-e Shirazi, involves just cucumber, tomato, red onion, coriander, mint, lime and olive oil.
For seasoning, you can use salt and pepper and fresh herbs such as parsley, dill and coriander.
Sharing his own take on the recipe, Finch said he adds feta cheese and red wine vinegar for extra flavour.
"The trick for this salad is to chop up everything really small, because you want a bit of everything in each bite," he adds.
"It is literally so addictive, it's good as a side salad or with corn chips."
The Simple Shirazi Salad Recipe is as followed:
The salad involves just a few ingredients combined with olive oil, salt, pepper and feta. TikTok
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INGREDIENTS
-Cucumber
-Roma tomatoes
-Red onion
-1 lime
-Parsley
-Mint
-Salt
-Pepper
-Olive oil
-Feta cheese
-Red wine vinegar
Finch adds feta cheese to his version of the Iranian recipe. TikTok
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METHOD
Finely chop the cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, mint and coriander and combine in a bowl.
Add the juice of two limes and zest one of them.
Add salt, pepper, olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Crumble feta on top.
Toss to combine and serve as a salad or with chips.
Tip: You can add dill and sumac for more flavour and seasoning. If you prefer the salad to be crunchy, don't add the olive oil, lime juice or red wine vinegar until you are ready to serve.
