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Salatat daqua
Sudanese tomato and cucumber salad in a lime and peanut dressing
Daqua is the Sudanese name for peanut paste, and this everyday salad of tomato, cucumber, onion and green chilli dressed in thinned peanut butter and lime sits on the table at almost every meal in Omdurman and Khartoum, especially in the hot months. It is cooling, crunchy and creamy at once, and is eaten with ful medames, kisra or grilled food. Chef's tip: thin the peanut butter with water and lime before adding it to the vegetables; dolloped straight in, it clumps and never coats them.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/3 doneStep 1: In a large bowl, whisk 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter with 3 tbsp lime juice, 4 tbsp cold water and ½ tsp salt until it is smooth and runs off the spoon like single cream.
Step 2: Add 4 firm tomatoes, 1 cucumber, ½ onion and 1 green chilli and fold gently so everything is coated. Common mistake: dressing it hours ahead — the tomatoes weep and the dressing turns watery.
Step 3: Scatter with 2 tbsp coriander leaves and serve within 30 minutes, cool.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 130 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does salatat daqua take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of smooth peanut butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of lime juice?
- Lemon juice, same amount.
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