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Vinagrete

Vegetarian

Finely diced tomato, onion and green pepper in a sharp vinegar-and-oil dressing with parsley — the fresh chopped salad spooned over grilled meat at every Brazilian churrasco.

Vinagrete is a Brazilian salad, ready in about 35 minutes and made with tomato and onion. It serves 6 and is rated beginner to cook.

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Bowl of Brazilian vinagrete: chopped tomato, onion and green pepper
Photo: Melsj / Wikimedia Commons · CC-BY-SA-4.0
Prep
15 min
Cook
0 min
Rest
20 min
Total
35 min
Serves
6
Level
Beginner
Calories
104

Ingredients

6 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Dice the tomato (opens in a new tab), onion (opens in a new tab) and pepper (opens in a new tab) as evenly and finely as you can (about 5 mm) and put them in a bowl with the parsley (opens in a new tab) and spring onion (opens in a new tab).

    An onion being chopped on a board
    How it looks · Photo: Christina & Peter on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Stir the salt into the vinegar and water until dissolved, add the oil and pepper (opens in a new tab), and pour over the vegetables.

    • 2 min

  3. Step 3

    Leave for at least 20 minutes so the onion (opens in a new tab) mellows and the vegetables give up some juice. Stir and serve with a spoon.

    • 1 min
    A finished dish being plated
    How it looks · Photo: Willians Huerta on Pexels

About this dish

Origin
Brazil · Well documentedEspecially associated with churrasco in southern Brazil.Also popular in Uruguay, ArgentinaMore food from Brazil
Dish
Lunch · Dinner · Salads · Side dishes · Condiments, chutneys & relishes
Cooking method
Raw, Marinated / cured
Taste
tangy, fresh, herby
Diet
Vegan · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients · Keto-style · Low-carb
All labelsVegan · Plant-based · Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Lacto-vegetarian · Ovo-vegetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · Whole-food focused · Paleo-style · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · No added sugar · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · Keto-style · Low-carb
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Budget-friendly · Make-ahead · Everyday
Cook more with
Tomato · Onion · Green bell pepper · Parsley · Wine vinegar
Techniques
Marinating · Curing

Allergens

  • May contain: Sulphitesfrom wine vinegar

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

104 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 123 g · recipe makes 6

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 4%
  • Carbohydrate 19%
  • Fat 77%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy104 kcal85 kcal
Protein1 g0.8 g
Carbohydrate5.2 g4.2 g
Net carbohydrate3.7 g3 g
Sugars2.9 g2.3 g
Added sugars0 g0 g
Fibre1.5 g1.2 g
Fat9.2 g7.5 g
Saturated fat1.3 g1 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol——
Sodium298 mg242 mg
Salt equivalent0.7 g0.6 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
222 mg
Calcium
17 mg
Iron
0.5 mg
Magnesium
12 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
39 µg
Vitamin C
29 mg
Vitamin D
—
Vitamin B12
—
Folate (DFE)
—

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: spring onion.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

  • Seeding the tomatoes keeps the salad crisp rather than soupy.

Common mistakes

  • Chopping the vegetables in a food processor — they turn mushy; dice by hand.

Serve with

  • Spoon over picanha, grilled sausages or chicken hearts; also good with feijoada and farofa.

Storage

  • Keeps 1 day in the fridge.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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What the dish is built around

Main ingredient

  • Tomato, seeded and finely diced3 piece · 360 g
  • Onion, finely diced1 piece · 110 g
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