What a sweet story!!

The reason it makes you feel better is because you were suffering from heat exhaustion and you were probably dehydrated. The salad gave you fluids and electrolytes... Which made you feel better. And a lot healthier than a Gatorade or other sugary electrolyte drink.

@@Kymberlee_W Well, thanks! That’s good information to have. I was born without the ability to sweat, and anything over about 70 deg. just wipes me right out. I have things I’m *supposed* to do (like stay in the house 🫢) but you can’t sight see and shop in the house!! Thanks again!

@@onebadpenny2138 you are very welcome. I'm an old, retired nurse but grew up on a farm. Back in the day, we used coconut water or salt mixed with cucumber, lime and watermelon. Coconut water is really high in potassium, too.

​@@onebadpenny2138i have sjogrens disease so i dont sweat..much..i live in a van n its def rough in the summer..i force myself to drink water cuz i dont like it but i eat lots of watermelon n other juicy fruits..

Many Mexican dishes have Middle Eastern and Arabic roots ❤

Yesss!

mmm Mexican food have it's own specialty . for example alot of dishes are Greek and change it to match our own taste. sharing doesn't mean we are the roots:) that's ignorance. we should respect other cultures.

Dimitra is also very good , expert at Greek dishes ... she is NO amateur!

both way taste great with sumac I will suggest garlic😋

Your husband is right. I am from Croatia too and we do have lots of influence in our cuisine from TUrkish / Mid east cuisine .

Oh dang, that sounds even better. I'm gonna try making this for the first time, maybe this week when I obtain the ingredients.😊

I grew up in Central California where we have a fairly large population of Armenians, Persians and from other Mediterranean countries. Most came to farm as our climate is Mediterranean. Since childhood I've eaten variations of this. Basic version of tomatoes cucumbers and red onions, chopped fine like this, sliced, thin or thick, or chopped in big chunks. Sometimes seasoned, sometimes just salt and pepper. On a good day with feta cheese. It was always just called "Summer Salad" most of the time for simplicity. I've been making it every week this summer. If you have this in the fridge you are minutes away from a meal. Chop some lettuce, throw any canned beans on it, garbanzo are especially good, then spoon as much of this as you want on it. So refreshing on a very hot day. I'll add some sumac.

It's so good, right!?!

I love Sumac! It’s so light and adds a sweetness to dishes. I really love Za’tar seasoning, too. It has Sumac in it, too.

@@onebadpenny2138 Yes! I love za'atar too. I use it in my admittedly inauthentic mujadara. I'm not crazy about too much cumin so I'll use more of that instead. Plus flatbread but I'll add it to all sorts of dishes to add depth of flavor.

Yes! Those are two of my very favorite spices!

When you run out you can restock at any Mediterranean foods store. I have one less than ½ mile away with three varieties of sumac to choose from. One thing I love about Ararat Market is on a Saturday morning the store is packed and multiple languages can be heard from the other shoppers. Usually I'm the only English speaker there.

Yay!! So glad you loved it!

Big mistake: never call anything Persian 'Arabic'

Never call Persian, Arabic... just don't do it!

Considering that the first dozen or so times that I ate this, it was prepared by and served to me by Arabs, and they called it Arabic salad, I’m pretty comfortable calling it that. Lots of variations on this recipe but as long as it has tomato, cucumber, lemon, salt, and olive oil then I will enjoy it regardless of what it’s called. I like a bit of Aleppo pepper and black pepper as well as thyme, oregano, parsley, and sometimes basil. A touch of onion if I have a sweet onion available. I’m definitely going to try the mint though.

Is Persian Salad you don’t read the title???

@@Maydoggieyou are comfortable calling the Shirazi salad Arab salad go home make some fatoush or whatever you have but don’t dare to call it arab

Proves it's good!

Ik, the whole middle east eats this

@@labgirl739 The whole middle east used to be Persia, that's why. LOL.

😂😂no no LOL they had different cultures but attacked each other for centuries，which doesn't prove ur point but shows how much u hate arabs .

It’s one of my favorite salads 🥗

Exactly. She's basically faking it. Good dish, but she's mostly just imitating.

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Thanks so much!

I bought her book and have made more than a few recipes from it

Sure you can! Practice makes perfect!

Thank you!

Thank you!

You forgot the cilantro?

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Chopped jalapeno or Thai red or green chili.

@@langemike Aleppo pepper is perfect for this recipe. I had never heard of it until I heard @TheMediterraneanDish mention it. I ordered some a while back and have used almost all of it.

Another one of my very favorite spices!! I use it daily!

Aleppo pepper is milder and would be great in this salad.

Awesome! You can actually find all of the specific ingredients for this recipe over one our website: www.themediterraneandish.com/shirazi-salad-recipe/

I believe this is a dress she is wearing…

@@joyce3525 ok thank you. It’s beautiful. 👍😀

@@phillipsmom6252 Yes it is beautiful 🙂

Spearmint :)

There wasn’t any USA in 7000 years ago,when Iran was a great civilization.

I was thinking the same as you

Well then tie your hair up when you cook and the problem will be solved. She is cooking for her family, and I'm sure they don't care about her hair being tied up while she cooks for them 😊.

I understand the original comment. I, too, have long hair. I cook supper for my family most every night. After my son found a hair in his food more than once, I started wearing a hair net. (A little blue bonnet, the same as kitchen staff at the hospital.) As a cook who loves to cook for her family, it's a terrible thing when someone finds a hair in their food.