Kachumbari
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Prep15 min
Cook0 min
Total15 min
East African tomato and onion salad — three ingredients, sharp with lime and chilli, served alongside almost everything.
Ingredients
Serves:4
Ingredients
- 4 pieces tomatoes, firm
- 1 pieces red onion
- 1 pieces green chilli
- 20 g fresh coriander, chopped
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 0.5 tsp salt
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidence46kcal · per serving
1.9g
Protein
10.6g
Carbs
0.4g
Fat
Recipe total: 186 kcal · P 7.8g · C 42.3g · F 1.5g
Estimated from 6 of 6 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Slice the onion as thinly as you possibly can.
- 2Soak the sliced onion in cold salted water for 10 minutes, then drain and pat dry. This single step is what separates a good kachumbari from a harsh one.
- 3Deseed the tomatoes and dice them small so the salad does not turn watery.
- 4Finely chop the chilli, removing the seeds if you want it milder.
- 5Combine everything with the lime juice, coriander and salt.
- 6Let it stand 10 minutes before serving so the flavours settle.
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Questions and answers
How long does Kachumbari take to make?
About 15 minutes.
What ingredients do you need for Kachumbari?
6 ingredients: tomatoes, red onion, green chilli, fresh coriander, lime juice, salt.
How many servings does this Kachumbari recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Kachumbari?
About 46 kcal, with 1.9 g protein, 10.6 g carbohydrate and 0.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Kachumbari recipe suit?
It is vegan.
What cuisine is Kachumbari?
Kachumbari comes from Kenyan cuisine.
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