This popular salad is very easy to prepare. Here's a basic recipe for Israeli salad, with suggested optional ingredients. This salad lends itself well to improvisation and experimentation!

For 2 à 4 people as a side salad (depending on how much salad you like!)

Basic ingredients:

• 3 cucumbers midsized
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 bell pepper green or red

Seasoning:

• Olive oil
• Juice of fresh lemon (I always use the juice of at least one lemon)
• Salt according to your taste
• Pepper - optional
• Za'atar - optional

Instructions:

1. The vegetables must be at room temperature .Finely chop all the vegetables (I use my onion chopper!). Peeling the cucumbers is optional.
2. Place them in a large bowl, adding the ingredients .
3. Just before serving, mix with the olive oil, then add the lemon juice and spices.
4. Serve immediately. Betavon!

Ingredients – try adding them individually or in any combination!

• 2 tablespoons of parsley freshly chopped (flat sheet)
• 2 tablespoons of mint freshly chopped
• ½ carrot , peeled and cut into small cubes
• ¼ red onion , finely diced, or 2 green onions , finely diced
• 2 sheets of romaine lettuce , chopped

After dressing the salad, remember to garnish it with a handful of pita chips grilled, ¼ c pine nuts toasted and/or ¼ tsp of feta crumbled or goat cheese .