Chadian Salad
A comforting vegan built around tomatoes, cucumber and carrot β roughly 60 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
π Unit converter
How to make it
- Wash all the vegetables thoroughly, then core the tomatoes and chop them into bite-sized pieces.
- Peel the cucumber if the skin is thick, halve it lengthwise, and slice into thin half-moons.
- Cut the bell pepper in half, remove the seeds and ribs, and slice the flesh into thin strips.
- Peel the red onion and slice it thinly, then peel and coarsely grate the carrot.
- Combine all the prepared vegetables in a large salad bowl and toss gently to distribute them evenly.
- Whisk together the juice of the lemon, the olive oil, and salt to taste, then pour the dressing over the salad.
- Toss well to coat, then let the salad sit for about 10 minutes so the flavours mingle before serving chilled or at room temperature.
You'll use: Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Lemon
- lime Β· 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
Tips & common questions
How long does Chadian Salad take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lemon?
Try lime. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Chadian Salad vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Chadian Salad is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Clematis Multi Blue.jpg by Lo from USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.