Kachumbari--A Kenyan Salad

Recently, one of my readers asked me if I had a recipe for a cold salad that they make here in Kenya.  Kachumbari immediately came to mind.  I didn't exactly have a recipe, but I remembered how my neighbor, Elpina, made it in Karen.  She cooks and caters food as a business at home, and let me tell you, she is one of the best cooks I know!  I've had kachumbari several different ways, but this one is by far my favorite!  I love this stuff!

4 medium tomatoes, peeled and thinly sliced

1 to 1 and half onions, thinly sliced

Fresh, chopped cilantro (dania here in Kenya)

1 Avocado, cut into small squares (optional) 

Fresh chili peppers, diced small (optional)

Salt to taste 

Lemon juice to taste 

Instructions: 
Slice the tomatoes and onions as thin as possible.  Add some chopped cilantro.  It is for garnish mostly, but it does add flavor as well.   Add the avocado if desired; it tastes great in there!  I would have put some in mine if I'd had some.  Add chili peppers if you want it hot.  (I prefer none in mine.)  Now start adding salt and lemon juice a little at a time.  Maybe start with a 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of both and keep adding until it tastes good to you!  It makes some "juice", so just drain off any liquid before serving.  Enjoy!