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If there’s a single vegetable (or arguably, fruit) that I could easily cut up fresh at home, but would just as readily pay five times as much for at a restaurant, it’s a tomato. Tomato salads are pretty much the best things ever (who needs lettuce anyway), and Dahlak’s tomato salad is right up there with the best I’ve ever had.

The difference between a tomato and a tomato salad is all in the seasoning. Seasoning that emphasizes fresh-tomato-yness rather than covering it up. The tomato salad at Dahlak is drizzled with olive oil, onions, lemon, parsley, and green chili peppers– a brilliant combination.

Dahlak’s original twist is that the chopped tomato is poured right onto the spongy injera bread, which soaks up the spicy cool oil and perfectly complements the flavor of the tomatoes. The Eritrean dishes there are delicious too, but the temptation to always order them paired with the tomato salad is so strong that I’ve yet to overcome
it.

Dahlak
4708 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 726-6464

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