Name: Peruvian Paiche Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 600 g cooked and shredded fresh paiche, or desalted dried paiche (3½ cups); 120 g red onion, thinly sliced (1 medium onion); 200 g seeded tomato, cut into small cubes (2 medium tomatoes); 20 g chopped fresh cilantro or sachaculantro (½ cup); 40 ml freshly squeezed lime juice (3 tablespoons); 30 ml vegetable oil (2 tablespoons); 10 g chopped Amazonian sweet chili or seeded ají limo (2 tablespoons); 6 g salt (1 teaspoon, adjust if using dried paiche); 1 g ground black pepper (¼ teaspoon); 500 ml cold water (2 cups, for softening the onion); 10 g additional salt (2 teaspoons, for rinsing the onion)

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600 g cooked and shredded fresh paiche, or desalted dried paiche (3½ cups)
120 g red onion, thinly sliced (1 medium onion)
200 g seeded tomato, cut into small cubes (2 medium tomatoes)
20 g chopped fresh cilantro or sachaculantro (½ cup)
40 ml freshly squeezed lime juice (3 tablespoons)
30 ml vegetable oil (2 tablespoons)
10 g chopped Amazonian sweet chili or seeded ají limo (2 tablespoons)
6 g salt (1 teaspoon, adjust if using dried paiche)
1 g ground black pepper (¼ teaspoon)
500 ml cold water (2 cups, for softening the onion)
10 g additional salt (2 teaspoons, for rinsing the onion)