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Tomato salad with Mexican dressing
This clean, spicy side dish stretches traditional Mexican salsa out into a full-blown salad. It's few ingredients make quality important: only use very ripe tomatoes, and be careful to test your chillies for heat before throwing the whole lot in. If you want more heat, add a few drops of Tabasco. Diced avocado and sweetcorn are also great additions.
Ingredients
- 4-5 tomatoes, sliced
- 1 small onion, preferably red, diced
- juice of 1-2 limes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1-2 green chillies, very finely diced (remove seeds unless you want it hot)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 bunch fresh coriander, leaves only, roughly chopped
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
10 min
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Cooking time:
1h
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Step 1
Layer tomatoes and onion on a serving plate.
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Step 2
Combine the lime juice, olive oil, chillies and sugar together in a bowl. Season and pour over tomatoes.
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Step 3
Leave to infuse for 30 minutes-1 hour if possible. Scatter with chopped coriander before serving.
