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A Syrian peasant salad from Claudia Roden. You can use cos lettuce instead of or as well as cucumber. You can also add chopped sweet peppers. Mix together the following ingredients:

4 slices of good white bread, toasted and broken into small pieces
juice of 2 lemons
1 large cucumber, chopped (sprinkle salt on this first and leave in a colander to drain for about 30 minutes first)
3-4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch spring onions, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
3 tablespoons chopped coriander
2 cloves garlic
8 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper