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67 Indian Kachumber Salad

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Healthcare Chef's Knowledge
The Healthcare Chef's Knowledge

By Catherine Farinha and Chandos Elletson

Published 2024

  • About

A simple salad from India that marries tomatoes, cucumber and onion and sometimes contains a fruit like mango and even chilli. It is very refreshing and a great way to wake up a jaded palate. It can form part of a larger menu offering and is also simple to eat.

This classic salad goes perfecty witlh a spicy curry.

Ingredients

  • 120 g Fresh Tomatoes
  • 75 g Red Onion Sliced
  • 20 g<

Method

Cooking Instructions

  1. Shred the iceberg lettuce.
  2. Slice the cucumber length ways. De-seed and thinly slice on an angle.
  3. De-seed the tomato and cut in to strips.
  4. Peel and thinly slice the onion.
  5. Wash and pick the coriander - leave stalks on.
  6. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and keep chilled.
  7. Cut the