Kachumbari

Prep time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Kachumbari is a versatile African tomato-onion salad accented with spicy peppers that's quick and easy to make and serve as a salsa, appetizer, or dish accompaniment.

Ingredients

1 medium red onion, diced
2 teaspoons sea salt
4 medium tomatoes, diced
1/2 medium cucumber, peeled and diced
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
1 lime, juiced, or to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Place the onion in a medium bowl, cover with water, and stir in sea salt. Soak for 30 minutes; drain well for 10 minutes.
2 Stir the drained onion, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeno, and avocado together in a large bowl. Squeeze lime juice over the salad to taste and season with salt and pepper.