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Title: Onion salad : how to remove the juice from the tomatoes ?
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on August 21, 2012, 07:06 PM

If you try to replicate a BIR onion salad by just mixing the chopped onion with a finely diced half a tomato and some coriander, you will always find that the salad is too wet because of the juice in the tomato.  So when I make onion salad for myself, I slice the tomato into fourths, suck out the juice and pips, dice what remains, and all is well.  But what to do when guests are coming ?  If they were to catch you sucking the very tomato you are about the serve them, most would freak out.  So what to do ?  How do others remove the juice from the tomato when making onion salad for guests ?

** Phil.

Title: Re: Onion salad : how to remove the juice from the tomatoes ?
Post by: SteveAUS on August 21, 2012, 09:17 PM

Chop the tomato in half and spoon out the juice/seeds and then dice the tomato.
Cheers
Steve

Title: Re: Onion salad : how to remove the juice from the tomatoes ?
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on August 21, 2012, 09:23 PM

Thanks, Steve : so I still get to eat the insides (good) but in a hygienic manner -- everyone wins !
** Phil.

Title: Re: Onion salad : how to remove the juice from the tomatoes ?
Post by: SteveAUS on August 21, 2012, 09:32 PM

thats right, you scoop them onto your chopping board and then lick the chopping board  ;)

Title: Re: Onion salad : how to remove the juice from the tomatoes ?
Post by: GulfExpat on August 21, 2012, 09:58 PM

You can make Catalan Toast with the inside of the tomatoes.

Delicious!

Title: Re: Onion salad : how to remove the juice from the tomatoes ?
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on August 21, 2012, 10:03 PM

Quote from: GulfExpat on August 21, 2012, 09:58 PM

You can make Catalan Toast with the inside of the tomatoes.

Unless you're a Waitrose customer, in which case you are advised to replace the tomatoes with kumquat butter : http://tinyurl.com/Waitrose-Catalan-Toast (http://tinyurl.com/Waitrose-Catalan-Toast)  :(  Geez...

** Phil.