Recipe: Shepherd's Salad ( Coban Salatasi)

SHEPHERD'S SALAD (COBAN SALATA)

1 onion, sliced into thin half-circles
salt
2 large fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 small cucumber, peeled, diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 chile, diced fine (optional)
a handful of fresh parsley, chopped
a handful of fresh dill weed (optional)
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
ground black pepper
a few black olives (to garnish)

Place onion slices in a bowl and rub with a little salt, then wash and drain.

Add the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, chile, if using, and the herbs.

Drizzle the salad with the olive oil and lemon juice, season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Serve garnished with olives.