Spicy and Refreshing Salad

👉🏻Ingredients list⚠️

• 1 onion (Piyazi)

• 1 tomato

• 1 green pepper

• 1 tablespoon vinegar

• Salt to taste

• Sugar to taste

• Cooked oil (or sesame oil) to taste

Xinjiang Pila Hong is a popular homemade salad among Xinjiang people, made by mixing sliced onions (locally known as Piyazi), tomatoes, and green peppers. This dish boasts vibrant colors with red, green, and white hues intertwined, making it visually appealing and stimulating appetite. In terms of taste, it combines the crispness of onions, the sweetness and sourness of tomatoes, and the spiciness of green peppers, creating a refreshing and appetizing dish perfect for hot weather or after consuming greasy food.

👉🏻✨DIRECTIONS:

1. Peel the onion and slice it into thick strips or fine shreds. Remove the stems and seeds from the green pepper and slice it into thick strips or fine shreds. Wash the tomato and cut it into crescent-shaped pieces or fine shreds.

2. Place the sliced onion, pepper, and tomato into a large bowl.

3. Add vinegar, salt, sugar, and cooked oil (or sesame oil), and mix well.

4. Serve on a plate and enjoy.

👉🏻✨TIPS

• When slicing onions, dip the knife in cold water occasionally to reduce eye irritation from the pungent smell.

• Adjust the amount of vinegar, salt, and sugar according to personal preference.

• Some people like to add garlic or cilantro as garnishes to enhance the refreshing flavor.

👉🏻✨BENEFITS

• Xinjiang Pila Hong is not only delicious but also offers certain dietary benefits. Onions are known as the "queen of vegetables" and have effects on lowering blood pressure, anti-arteriosclerosis, reducing blood clots, and lowering blood lipids. Green peppers have antibacterial, preservative, seasoning, nutritional, and cold-driving properties. Tomatoes have effects on promoting saliva production, improving digestion, cooling the blood and liver, and clearing heat and detoxifying. Therefore, this dish is suitable for people with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and other cardiovascular diseases.

👉🏻✨NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS:

• Xinjiang Pila Hong is rich in various vitamins, minerals, and trace elements. The vitamins C and selenium in onions contribute to antioxidation and cancer prevention. The vitamins C, carotene, calcium, and iron in green peppers are abundant, helping to enhance immunity and promote digestion. The vitamins C and lycopene in tomatoes help prevent prostate cancer and protect cardiovascular health. Additionally, this dish is rich in dietary fiber, promoting intestinal motility and maintaining intestinal health.