Cooking For One or Two - A Guide to Budget Meals and Stretching Your Money

This isn't exactly a salad, it's more of a salsa/relish - but is sometimes referred to as Middle Eastern or East Indian salad. It's very easy to make, refreshing, and it works great as a garnish for curries, soups, and stews. The salt and parsley/cilantro enhances the flavour of tomatoes and onion.

Ingredients

• 1 small, finely diced tomato
• 1 small, finely diced onion
• 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley/cilantro
• 2 tbsp finely minced cucumber, skin on for color (unless you're using waxed cucumbers) [optional]
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Crushed red chili flake or ground red pepper or paprika [optional]

Preparation

• Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and let sit for a few minutes. The salt and pepper will bring out the flavour essence of the tomato and create an addictive sauce. Let the salsa sit for a few minutes, chilled, before serving.
• As a variation, I sometimes liked to add a 1/2 tsp (or less) of finely ground cumin.

Presentation
Use as a garnish in curries, soups, and stews, or add chunks of avocado and slivers of red onion and serve with nachos or "scoops" corn chips.

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