Refreshing avocado salad with cumin, lime, tomatoes and cilantro.
Author: Adapted from One Spice, Two Spice by Floyd Cardoz
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
1 pint grape and/or cherry tomatoes (preferably a mix of different colors), halved
¼ red onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup cilantro leaves, torn
juice of ½ a lime, or more to taste
Pinch cayenne pepper
Kosher salt, to taste
2 whole Hass avocados, ripe, but not too soft
Instructions
Toast the cumin seeds in a small pan until fragrant. Cool slightly then grind with a mortar and pestle.
In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion and cilantro. Sprinkle the lime juice over and then fold in the cumin and cayenne. Season to taste with salt. NOTE: Recipe can be made up to this point a couple hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Just before serving, halve the avocados, then carefully scoop out each half and cut into chunks. Gently fold it into the tomato mixture. Add more lime juice or salt if needed.
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