Name: Tomato and Onion Salad Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 16 cherry tomatoes; 1/2 small brown onion (finely diced); 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander ((cilantro)); pinch salt

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This juicy, crunchy and fragrant tomato and onion salad is a super simple way to add a refreshing side dish to spicy curries. Four ingredients only, and you can make it ahead to add a little something extra to curry night.

“This Tom/Onion salad is stunning,I’ve been making it for years.When I was a child my Mother was taught Indian by a Bengali gentleman and so growing up I too learnt to cook the same.The salad becam a great favourite and we also added a little cayenne pepper and a dash of jif lemon juice,so mouth watering !!! THANKYOU for Sharing all you wonderful recipes with us,I shall continue to learn from you too xxxx”

– Vanessa Williams

Nicky’s Notes

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A good curry and movie (or game night) at the weekend is one of our favourite ways to spend time together as a family.

I love to make curry night that little bit more special, by serving it up with poppadoms or chapatis, and a simple side dish or two – like this tomato, onion and coriander salad and some creamy raita.

It takes 5 minutes to throw together, and you can even make it an hour or two ahead, so you can grab it out of the fridge when you’re ready to serve everything up.

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Cherry (grape) tomatoes – I like to use cherry tomatoes are they’re sweeter, but you can use 3 or 4 larger regular tomatoes if you prefer.
Onion – I use half a small onion. You can replace with red onion if you prefer.
Coriander (cilantro) – fresh coriander is a must. I use 3 tbsp of chopped coriander, but this salad can take more if you love the stuff.
Plus a pinch of salt.

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Finely chop the tomatoes, onion and coriander (cilantro)
Place in a bowl and mix together with a good pinch of salt.

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What to serve it with

You can serve this tasty salad with pretty much any of my curry recipes:

This time I’m serving it up with my simple chicken curry and no-fail boiled rice.

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Tomato and Onion Salad Recipe

By Nicky Corbishley

This juicy, crunchy and fragrant Indian-style salad is a simple way to add a refreshing side dish to spicy curries. Just four ingredients!

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: 4

Course: side dish

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

▢ 16 cherry tomatoes
▢ ½ small brown onion finely diced
▢ 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
▢ pinch salt

Instructions

Chop each of the tomatoes into eighths and add to a bowl.
16 cherry tomatoes
Add in the finely diced onion, chopped coriander and a pinch of salt.
1/2 small brown onion, 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander, pinch salt
Stir together and serve.

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Notes

Can I make it ahead?

Yes you can make it up to a couple of hours ahead, cover and store in the fridge. Just give it a little stir before serving.
If you wanted to make it up to a day ahead, you’ll notice the tomatoes will release some of their liquid, and the coriander will wilt slightly, but it will still taste great.

Can I freeze it?

No, I don’t recommend freezing this as the tomatoes will go mushy upon defrosting.

Ingredient swaps

Swap out the coriander for fresh mint, or do half mint, half coriander. You could also add fresh parsley too if you like
Swap out the onion for red onion or spring onions.
Swap out the cherry tomatoes for larger tomatoes. I’d recommend you use dark red, ripe tomatoes (ideally vine-ripened) for the best taste.

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This tomato & onion salad recipe was first posted in Oct 2020. Updated since with recipe improvements and for housekeeping reasons.

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