Traditional Achik Chuchuk

A traditional Uzbek table setting

Achik Chuk Chuk is a traditional appetizer or Yakhna Taomlar. This salad in popular with plov or as they say in Uzbek ash, or with shashlik or as they like to call it shish kebab.

I made it previously with kale and Balsamic Vinegar. Here it is in it's more traditional form. It is eaten all over Uzbekistan. 

Ingredients:

2 Fresh Tomatoes (From the Garden in summer is the best) 

1 Onion

1 tsp ground cayenne pepper

A few pieces of dill or other greens

Makes around 6 servings

First slice the tomatoes into very thin circles. It should be real juicy. Put aside. Then slice the onion into paper thin rings. Mix with cayenne pepper. Put onions and pepper mix into a deep bowl. In Uzbekistan they use a bowl called a kosa. 

Kosa is a large oriental ceramic bowl

Top the onions with tomatoes. Add salt and set it aside for 5 minutes. Then mix carefully. Decorate it with greens before serving.