Timatim is a delightful little tomato side salad often served on top of Injera in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. Timatim is a welcome bite after the very spicy wat dishes. This is often times made with the injera bread ripped up and added to the tomato salad and served for leftovers. It is called firfir when served like that.
Timatim is a tomato, onion and pepper salad, it is the acid in tomato that cools the palate after enjoying the wats with the spicy berbere seasoning.
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Timatim (Tomato Salad)
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 3-4 large tomatoes diced
- 1/2 red onion finely diced
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers de-seeded and finely chipped
- 2 pieces Injera bread optional
For the Dressing
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar
- 1 lemon Juice of
- 1-2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons berbere seasoning.
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients for the salad together in a bowl. In another bowl combine the dressing ingredients and whisk together. Pour over the salad veggies and refrigerate.
- Serve chilled over injera.
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