This Refreshing One-Bowl Salad Packs A Citrus Twist

It features the crispy, tangy, sweet street food known as chaat.

This Refreshing One-Bowl Salad Packs A Citrus Twist
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June 16, 2025

Peanut-Avocado Chaat Salad

Chaat is a style of street food known best for its symphony of crispy, tangy, sweet, and spicy elements that are both warming and cooling.

The base recipe for chaat typically consists of cooked items like samosas or unlikely ingredients like avocados or raw mangoes. These serve as a canvas for the myriad fresh toppings and condiments that are added, including tamarind, mint, and cilantro, spread over the crispy base.

This quick peanut chaat is so easy to make—it’s like a chaat chopped salad.

Serves 2 to 4

Ingredients

2 cups salted roasted peanuts½ cup diced cherry tomatoes1 avocado, pitted, peeled, and diced1 small red onion, minced1 serrano chili, minced (remove seeds for less heat)1 teaspoon chaat masala1 teaspoon ground cumin¼ cup chopped fresh cilantroJuice of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons)Kosher salt2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds, for garnish (optional)1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint, for garnish (optional)

Method

In a large bowl, mix the peanuts, tomatoes, avocado, onion, serrano chili, chaat masala, cumin, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt to taste and let sit for 10 minutes so the flavors meld.

If desired, garnish with pomegranate seeds and mint before serving.

Reprinted from Food Is Love by arrangement with Harvest, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Copyright © 2024, Palak Patel.

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