List of Arab salads


salads usually accompany any main course meal in the Arab world. Tabbouleh, a tart parsley, bulgur and tomato salads that are sautéed with eggplant and tomatoes with yogurt and spinach are quite popular. Pita, also known as "Arabic bread", and other flat breads are very common but so are leavened breads including the traditional challah and varieties of other sour dough’s. Arabic salads are not very complex and are not difficult to prepare. Most Arabic salads such as the tabbouleh are uncooked. Tabbouleh is one of the most popular salads in the Arab cuisine.
There are not many traditional Arabic salads, other than the tabbouleh. Another very popular salad is the Green salad, which is better known as the "Salata Khadra", this salad usually requires six cucumbers a little black ground pepper, a few tomatoes, a bundle of fresh parsley, salt and juice of one lemon. This traditional Arabic salad is one of the easiest to prepare.
Arabic food is filled with abundant salad, small plates, and a healthy layer to heavy dishes. Using vegetables and herbs, the Arabs maintained the traditions of power in daily life. Along the way, Arabs put everywhere new approaches to putting vegetables on the kitchen table.

Varieties of Arab salad

NameImageRegionDescription
Arab saladArab worldCombines many different vegetables and spices, and often served as part of a mezze
Baba ghanoushLevantAlso eggplant salad is a dish of cooked eggplant mixed with tahina, olive oil and various seasonings. The Arabic bābā means "father", while ghannūj could be a personal name. The word combination is also interpreted as "father of coquetry" or "indulged/pampered daddy."
Blunkett saladMaghrebIt typically consists of bread, horseradish, eggs and tuna.
Cucumber and yogurt saladArab worldIs made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt
FattoushLevantA bread salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens and other vegetables.
Ful medames saladLevantIs made of the beans and place them in a bowl with chopped tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper and salt.
Hummus saladLevantIs made of dry chickpea, soda carbonate, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, salt, olive oil, and cumin.
Malfouf saladLevantIs made of cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and much fresh or dried mint.
Masmouta saladMaghrebIs made of potatoes, carrots, peas, green gourd and beets as per choice.
MatbuchaMaghrebMainly made with tomatoes, roasted peppers, oil and garlic which are cooked together.
Mechouia saladMaghrebIt typically a grilled vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic and there are those who add eggplant.
RahebLevantMade with eggplant and tomatoes.
Rubiyan saladArab worldIs made of shrimp, tomato. mayonnaise, lettuce leaves, ketchup, hot sauce, mustard, lemon juice, and salt.
Shepherd saladLevantChopped salad of finely diced tomato and cucumber. Usually made of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and parsley, and dressed with fresh lemon juice, olive oil and black pepper. Generally, the cucumbers are not peeled. The key is using very fresh vegetables and chopping them as finely as possible.
Sweet potato saladMaghrebIs made of Sweet potato, onion, olive oil, mashed garlic, salt, ground pepper, grated ginger, black pepper, cinnamon sticks. Raisins, coriander, ground sugar and water.
TabboulehLevantFinely chopped parsley, bulgur, mint, tomato, scallion, and other herbs with lemon juice, olive oil and various seasonings, generally including black pepper and sometimes cinnamon and allspice.
Ummak huriyyaMaghrebIs made of carrots, onions, garlic, salt, spices, harissa, olive oil, lemon juice and then decorated with parsley, olives and eggs.
Wheat saladArab worldIs made of wheat, corn, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber pickles, lemon, parsley, olive oil and salt.
ZaaloukMaghrebIs made of cooked aubergine and raw tomatoes.