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Arabic salad

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  • 2 whole Persian cucumbers
Top and tail two Persian cucumbers, quarter them lengthways, chop into chunky slices and put in a bowl.
Dice two plum tomatoes and add them; slice the white and light green parts of three spring onions and add.
  • 2 whole plum tomatoes
  • 3 whole spring onions
  • 1–2 whole lemon
Squeeze in the juice of one or two lemons.
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Add a glug or two of extra virgin olive oil, about half a teaspoon of salt and about the same of black pepper.
Toss thoroughly, taste and adjust the lemon, then let the salad sit and wilt so its liquid comes out.