Low Sugar Classic Kachumber Salad
This vibrant Indian chopped salad is everything a side dish should be — bright, crunchy, and packed with bold flavor from just a handful of fresh ingredients. Crisp cucumber and juicy Roma tomato get tossed with sharp red onion, fiery green chili, and a generous squeeze of lime, then finished with chaat masala and cumin for that unmistakable tangy-savory punch. The whole thing comes together in one bowl with zero cooking required. For anyone watching their sugar intake, this is genuinely one of the easiest wins out there — every ingredient is naturally free of added sweeteners, and there's nothing processed hiding in the mix. Chaat masala does a lot of the heavy lifting here, delivering that complex, slightly sour depth that makes the salad taste far more involved than the prep time suggests. A handful of torn mint stirred in at the end adds a cool, aromatic finish that takes it from simple to seriously craveable. Serve it immediately while the vegetables are still crisp and the lime juice is fresh and lively.
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4 servings
- 2 medium cucumbers, seeded and finely diced
- 2 medium roma tomatoes, seeded and finely diced
- ½ small red onion, finely diced
- 1 small green chili (such as serrano or thai), finely minced
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves, roughly torn (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the diced cucumber, tomato, and red onion in a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Add the minced green chili, cilantro, chaat masala, and ground cumin to the bowl and toss to distribute evenly.
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