Our household name for this fresh Kurdish sauce is "cutting board salsa" because all the ingredients can be conveniently chopped together into one large pile on a cutting board. Chopping the ingredients together is an excellent way to blend and to distribute the different flavors. Serve as a dipping sauce for bread or a side with grilled kebabs. The quantity of chiles used in the following recipe produces a salsa that is somewhat hot when eaten all by itself.

Ingredients

• 2 large cloves garlic
• 2-3 jalapeno chiles (or 2-3 bird chiles)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley (lightly packed)
• 3-4 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 1 pound garden fresh tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• Juice of one lemon

Directions