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    PUBLISHED: Feb 22, 2019 · UPDATED: Feb 23, 2019 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

    KACHUMBARI

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    Kachumbari is Kenyan onion and tomato salad. It is a very simple salad which you can whip up in no time with simple ingredients. Serve with Pilau (East African one-pot rice dish) for an awesome dining experience.

    Kachumbari ingredients on a plate

    Kachumbari is mainly made with tomatoes and onion. But I added cucumber and avocado to my Kachumbari because they go so well with the onion and tomatoes. I suggest you do same! This salad is fresh, crunchy, refreshing and so light.

    It's a very simple salad just like my simple avocado salad or my Cucumber Mango Salad or my Avocado Cucumber Salad. Can you see that I have a thing for simple salads! Such a few easy vegetables and you yum away!

    That's a great way to get vegetables into your system. Don't make it complicated. So easy tomato onion salad for the win! For the dressing I drizzled on some good quality extra virgin olive oil, then I added some freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt to taste and black pepper.

    Simple Kenyan Salad

    Don't you just love seeing bits of black pepper on a salad?? I love it because that to me means FLAVOR.

    The key thing to note when making Kachumbari is let the chopped onion soak in salted water for about 15 minutes before you add it to the salad. This salad is heavy on the onion side and a lot of onions means mouth odor after you eat and nobody wants that.

    So make sure you soak the chopped onion in salted water then you drain and add to the other vegetables.

    Kachumbari with avocado and cucumber

    You'll want to add this salad to your list of salads. It light, fresh, so easy and most importantly, yummy! It is a great colorful side dish!

    Pilau and Kachumbari on a plate

    Kachumbari - tomato onion salad

    Kachumbari

    Kachumbari is Kenyan onion and tomato salad. It is a very simple salad which you can whip up in no time with simple ingredients. Serve with Pilau (East African one-pot rice dish) for an awesome dining experience.
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: African, East African
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Resting Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 61kcal
    Author: Precious

    Ingredients

    • 2 large tomatoes
    • Half of a large red onion 1 cup chopped
    • Half a small avocado chopped
    • Half a medium cucumber chopped
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice - from about half a lemon
    • ¼ - ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 4 sprigs cilantro (coriander) chopped

    Instructions

    • Soak the chopped onion. Place 1 cup of water and half a teaspoon of salt then put in the chopped onion and let it soak for 15 minutes. Drain the onions.
    • Chop the tomatoes. Cut the tomato in half then remove the core and set aside. Go ahead and chop the tomatoes into desired shapes.
    • Place the onions, tomatoes, cucumber, and avocado into a bowl.
    • Mix together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and ground black pepper. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
    • Serve with Pilau.

    Notes

    1. Letting the chopped onion soak in salted water for some minutes helps take away the bad breath that comes from eating onions.'
    2. I remove the core of the tomatoes because I prefer this salad without. You can leave it in if you like.
    3. An optional way to make Kachumbari is the dice all the vegetables. That will make for a pretty salsa-like salad.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 61kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 297mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 475IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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    You'll want to add this salad to your list of favorite salads. Simple and fresh! Kachumbari is a Kenyan salad made with onion and tomatoes. So fresh, so good. #sidedish #salads #Africanfood #healthyfood #glutenfree #veganpre-signature-pro

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    About Precious

    Welcome to my core! I am Precious Nkeih, the recipe developer and writer right here on my blog, Precious Core. My goal is to show you insanely delicious recipes you can replicate in your kitchen. And I love to tell stories too. Hope you find recipes here that will make cooking easier for you! Check me out on YouTube at YouTube.com/PreciousKitchen.

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    1. Kouajeu watat jinnette Charmaine says

      March 10, 2019 at 5:58 am

      I like the meal but I wish to know if in the place of lime I can use vinegar

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      • Precious says

        March 10, 2019 at 1:59 pm

        Hi, yes you can!

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