Topic: CA's Onion Salad

[Cory Ander]

I've just made some of this very simply but tasty onion salad to go with a King Prawn Vindaloo.  I therefore thought I'd post the simple recipe here.

It is a perfect (and very healthy) accompaniment to any curry or with poppadoms (or even in a cheese sandwich!):

Ingredients:

• 1 medium ripe tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped or sliced)
• Approximately 2 inch long piece of cucumber (finely chopped)
• 1 - 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 - 2 tbsp fresh lime or lemon juice (or bottled will do)
• 1/4 tsp paprika powder
• 1/8 tsp garam masala (optional)
• pinch of salt (or to taste)
• A couple of drops of liquid green food colouring (optional)

Method:

• Chop the onions, tomatoes, cucumber and coriander, as finely or as coarsely as you wish
• Mix all the ingredients in a non-metallic bowl
• Cover and leave in a fridge for an hour or so (or overnight) to allow the onions to absorb the lime or lemon juice and soften slightly

Notes:

• omit the tomatoes, cucumber and/or coriander if you wish
• add any other ingredients that take your fancy (e.g. fresh chillis, capsicum, fresh mint, etc)
• I have included photos of the onion salad with and without food colouring below

Regards,

[Cory Ander]

Photos:

Top:  Onion salad with a couple of drops of green food colouring

Bottom:  Onion salad without any food colouring

[Curry King]

Looking good, that goes down as a posh onion salad in my book CA!

I make it the same except omit the paprika and add a small teaspoon of mint sauce, plus I use slightly more than a pinch of salt 

cK