Recipe and source notes

Kachumbari

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 4 large ripe tomatoes, diced
  • 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 cucumber (optional), peeled and diced
  • 1–2 fresh green chiles (optional), finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
  • Juice of 1 lemon or lime
  • ½ tablespoons salt
  • ¼ tablespoons black pepper (optional)

Make it step by step

  1. Gently toss together all the ingredients in a mixing bowl until well-distributed.
  2. Allow the salad to rest for 5–10 minutes.
  3. Taste the salad and adjust the seasoning as needed.
  4. Serve fresh.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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