Yield: 1 ½ cups

Ingredients
Amount
Medium red onions, peeled and thinly sliced in rings or slivers
1 ea.
Salt ½ Tbsp.
Medium vine-ripened tomato, seeded and finely diced
½ ea.
Fresh cayenne peppers or 2 serrano peppers, seeded, deveined, and finely chopped
1 Tbsp.
Finely chopped cilantro 1 Tbsp.

Method

1. Place the onions and salt in a medium-sized bowl and cover with hot tap water (120°F). Stir and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Turn into a colander and rinse under cold running water and drain thoroughly.

2. Place in a medium bowl with the lime juice. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, hot peppers, and cilantro. Check for salt. Serve at room temperature as a table sauce for llapingachos.


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2 Tbsp. Servings Per Recipe: 12  

 
%DV*
Calories: 11
.5
Total Fat: 0grams
0
Saturated Fat 0 grams
0
Cholesterol: 0 mg
0
Sodium: 437 mg
18
Total Carbohydrate: 2.6 grams
.1

Dietary Fiber: .5 grams

.2
Sugars: .0 grams
 
Protein: .32 gram  1

Vitamin A: 3% Vitamin C: 8% Calcium: 1% Iron: 1%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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