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Indian Cucumber Salad (Kachumber) This colorful salad of cucumber and tomato is erved with a sprinkling of peanuts and chopped cilantro.
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Indian Cucumber Salad (Kachumber)

Tomato, cucumber and peanut salad has an earthy crunch from peanuts, a refreshing herbal bite of cucumber, laced with tomato umami and a shred of mint or cilantro. It goes with everything you’ve got cooking.
Course Salad
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 133kcal
Author Alonna

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts ~ Coarsely chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes ~ Finely chopped
  • 2 cups cucumber ~ Chopped, peeled if you prefer
  • 2 tablespoons red onion ~ Finely slivered or chopped
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, optional ~ Only if marinating the onion
  • 1 small Indian green chilies ~ About 1/2 teaspoon, finely chopped & deseeded; substitutions
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 pinch Kashmiri ground red chili ~ Substitutions
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala ~ Or another teaspoon or 2 of lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea or table salt ~ Substitutions
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Gather your ingredients.
    Indian Cucumber Salad (Kachumber) Ingredients gathered.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Taste for seasoning and add a bit more lemon juice, salt, or a bit of sugar if you feel the dish needs it. Serve at room temperature.
    Indian Cucumber Salad (Kachumber) This colorful salad of cucumber and tomato is erved with a sprinkling of peanuts and chopped cilantro.

Notes

  • If you don’t eat onion or garlic, just skip the onion for my version of Indian cucumber salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 378mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 560IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg