When I make gyros or pitas at home, I love to include this Mediterranean Salsa – that brings great flavor to the whole bite. With these fresh ingredients, you will bring a brightness to your meal that will really take it up a notch. The flavors of dill, parsley, and oregano paired with fresh cucumber, red onion, and red onions also make for a lovely chip and dip combo with some pita chips.
While you can definitely make this just before serving it up, I do suggest that you make it at least a few hours before whenever possible. Maybe make it on your lunch break (if you come home) or in the morning before heading out for the day. Letting the ingredients sit and mingle makes it just that much more flavorful.
Substitutes and Variations:
If you want to make this salsa have some real zing or zip – you could add in some spicy peppers. Its not really meant to be a spicy salsa, so that’s the only reason I don’t include it. You can also add some crumbled feta cheese to it, if you want to add to the Mediterranean flair.
Suggestions for Sides:
As I mentioned, this is great with some crunchy pita chips. It’s also really good on a gyro, Mediterranean style burger, or even some flatbread with some feta.
Tools that may make this recipe easier:
Knife skills are important when making this recipe. So a nice sharp chefs knife is important to have in your kitchen, also with a sturdy cutting board. You want to try to get the tomatoes and cucumber cut to nearly the same size for the best mouth feel. You will also want a microplane or zester to get that delicious flavor packed peel off the lemon.
Now Let’s Get Cookin’!
Mediterranean Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes small diced
- ½ Medium Red Onion small diced
- ½ cup Chopped Fresh Dill
- ½ cup Chopped Fresh Parsley
- 2 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 Medium English Cucumber seeded and small diced
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Lemon zest & juice
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- ½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Cover with plastic wrap (or make in container that has a lid) and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. It will keep for up to 5 days.
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This sounds so refreshing!
Estelle, what a zingy addition to any Mediterranean meal! Can’t wait to try it. I haven’t been able to participate in #SSPS for a while, but I’m happy to be able to this week. My link, #80, is to a post I decided to link because of Esme’s blogging tip to tell a story!
This salad looks so fresh and delicious for Summer. Pauline (Happy Retirees Kitchen) https://happyretireeskitchen.blogspot.com
Wow. What a colorful and delicious looking Mediterranean salsa recipe. Saw it at Creative Muster where I shared links to my posts as well. Nancy Andres @ Colors 4 Health.
Yummy, thanks Estelle and congratulations, your post will be featured this Monday at SSPS 368
Thank you so very much!
Yum! I’m saving this for when I have a lot of garden produce.
That’s an excellent idea!
Looking forward to trying this recipe, Etselle.
Thank you for sharing your Mediterranean Salsa recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring it at tomorrow’s party and pinning too.
Yum, this looks like a perfect salsa, Estelle! I will definitely try this. I’m happy to tell you I’m featuring this at Thursday Favorite Things today. 🙂