Salata | Afghan Salad | Sarah Zafar

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats and a similar flavor.

red onions

🥗Healthier: green onions

💰Cheaper: white onions

Green onions offer a milder taste and are often less expensive.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley gives a fresh taste and is more widely available.

Chop red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cilantro into tiny pieces.

In a bowl, add chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, cilantro, and green hot chili pepper.

Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the bowl.

Add a pinch of salt to taste and mix everything well.

Taste for seasoning and adjust salt and lemon juice as needed.

Serve the salad as a side dish.

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