"Ensalada Chilena" is popular - it's simple to make. The onions should be sliced 'la pluma' style (like feathers) and soaked in salt water for a bit to soften their flavour and sweeten them.
Peel onion and slice it in half. Place each half cut side down, then carefully slice onion crosswise into very thin half-moon slices. Place onion slices in a bowl of salted water and let them soak for about 20 minutes. Drain onions in a colander and briefly rinse them with fresh water. Pat dry with paper towels.
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Chop the tomato and place in a bowl. Cut in thin wedges, similar in shape to the onion strips.
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Add the juice of 1 lime and the olive oil. Add the onions and toss everything together well. Taste for seasoning, adding more lime juice if desired and seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
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Arrange salad decoratively on a plate. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
Peel onion and slice it in half. Place each half cut side down, then carefully slice onion crosswise into very thin half-moon slices. Place onion slices in a bowl of salted water and let them soak for about 20 minutes. Drain onions in a colander and briefly rinse them with fresh water. Pat dry with paper towels.
2
Chop the tomato and place in a bowl. Cut in thin wedges, similar in shape to the onion strips.
3
Add the juice of 1 lime and the olive oil. Add the onions and toss everything together well. Taste for seasoning, adding more lime juice if desired and seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
4
Arrange salad decoratively on a plate. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
