Raw Onion Relish With Pistachios and Cilantro

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In Indian cooking, earthy onions often are utilized arsenic a relish for drier dishes from the tandoor oven, and though we whitethorn deliberation of onions arsenic pungent and strong, this relish works good arsenic a moist and soothing accompaniment to the fiery-hot baked meats.

Gastronomer columnist Andreas Viestad besides finds that it is simply a bully broadside with grilled meats and with cured meats and fish, specified arsenic smoked salmon, and works nicely connected sandwiches. (For the latter, helium uses thyme, basil oregon dill alternatively of cilantro.) The reddish bulb is somewhat milder; helium uses it chiefly to marque the crockery much colorful.

Some of the pungency is removed by rinsing the onions successful acold water.

From Gastronomer columnist Viestad.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 2-4

2 mean onion, chopped successful fractional vertically, past chopped into precise bladed slices
1 mean reddish onion, finely chopped
1 spoon to 2 teaspoons sugar
Juice from 1 to 2 limes (1 to 2 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons to 3 tablespoons shelled unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro leaves
Salt

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 4)

Calories
61
Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
11 g
Sodium
42 mg
Protein
2 g
Fiber
2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Gastronomer columnist Viestad.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026