Plum Salsa and Open Sandwich with Plum Salsa and Cheese
What can be more refreshing than a freshly made salsa enlivened with a dash of lemon juice? Today’s recipe, Plum Salsa, is a delicious and easy-to-make dish. You can top it on toasted bread, add eggs, etc., to make a well-balanced breakfast, or serve it with crackers to make a lovely evening snack.
Recently, when I made plum salsa, I served it with sliced baguette toasted in olive oil and boiled eggs. It was a delicious and well-balanced breakfast, and my family totally loved it.
So, in this post, I have shared not only the recipe for Plum Salsa but also other ingredients that went into making it a complete meal.
Let’s start.
Equipment Needed:
You don’t need any specialized equipment to make this simple dish. You just need knives and a cutting board to chop all the veggies finely. You can use a food processor to make it easy and fast. Then, you need a mixing bowl to combine everything.
To make the open sandwich with plum salsa, cheese and eggs, you need a saucepan to boil the eggs and a crepe pan to toast the bread.
- Mixing bowl
- Saucepan to Boil eggs
- Pan to toast the bread
- Knives and Cutting Board
- Food Processor
Read about all the equipment I use in my kitchen in my article: Setting Up My Indian Kitchen in Germany.
Ingredients for Plum Salsa
- 125 gm Dried Unsweetened Plums
- 1 Large Onion; Finely Chopped
- 1 Medium-Sized Tomato, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 Small Capsicum, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1/4th of a large Cucumber; finely chopped
- 2-3 tbsp Finely Chopped Parsley
- 4-5 Green Chillies; Finely Chopped
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
Additional Ingredients to make Open Sandwich with Plum Salsa, Cheese and Eggs
- 200 gm Cottage Cheese
- 100 gm Feta Cheese
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil; to drizzle
- Toasted Bread
- Boiled Eggs
Method to make Plum Salsa
- Finely chop the dried plums in a food processor. Transfer it to a mixing bowl.
- Add finely chopped onion, tomato, capsicum, cucumber, green chillies and parsley. Mix.
- Add salt, lemon juice and vinegar. Mix well.
- Plum Salsa is ready to be served.
Additional steps to make Open Sandwich with Plum Salsa, Cheese and Eggs
- Boil the eggs. Once done, peel and cut them into halves.
- Also, toast bread with a little bit of olive oil.
- In a mixing bowl, combine crumbled feta and cottage cheese.
- To serve, first spread a layer of feta and cottage cheese mix.
- Top it with plum salsa. Drizzle some olive oil.
- Serve it with toasted bread and boiled eggs to make it a well-balanced meal.
Notes about Ingredient Sourcing in Germany:
- Dried Unsweetened Plums: These are available in supermarkets’ dry fruits/nuts section. These are called Pflaumen in German. Buy the ones that are de-seeded (entsteint in German).
- Onion, Tomato, Cucumber, Parsley, Lemon: These are available in the vegetable section of supermarkets. They are called Zwiebel, Tomate, Gurke, Petersilie, and Zitrone, respectively.
- Green Chillies: These are available in Indian shops. You can also use fresh or canned Jalapenos in place of Indian green chillies.
- Vinegar: It is available in supermarkets. Called Tafelessig in German.
- Cottage Cheese: It is available in supermarkets’ refrigerator sections. It is called körniger Frischkäse/Hüttenkäse in German. The low-fat variant is also available. Read more about it in my article: Fresh Cheese in German Supermarkets-Explained.
- Feta Cheese: It is available in supermarkets’ refrigerator sections. It is called Fetakäse in German.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: It is available in supermarkets. Called natives Olivenöl extra in German. Read my article: Different Types of Oils in German Supermarkets-Explained.
- Toasted Bread: I used baguette which I bought from a bakery. You can read my article: Understanding Bread in German Bakeries and Supermarkets to learn more.
- Eggs: Available in supermarkets. Read my article: Eggs in German Supermarkets decoded.
- Salt: Available in supermarkets. Read my article: 10 Types of Salts in German Supermarkets-Explained.
Here’s the recipe in printable format:
Plum Salsa & Open Sandwich with Plum Salsa and Cheese
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Pan to Boil eggs
- Pan to toast the bread
- Knives and Cutting Board
Ingredients
- 125 gm Dried Unsweetened Plums
- 1 Large Onion; Finely Chopped
- 1 Medium-Sized Tomato, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 Small Capsicum, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2-3 tbsp Finely Chopped Parsley
- ¼ Cucumber; finely chopped
- 4-5 Green Chillies; Finely Chopped
- 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
Additional Ingredients to make Open Sandwich with Plum Salsa, Cheese and Eggs
- 200 gm Cottage Cheese
- 100 gm Feta Cheese
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil; to drizzle
- Toasted Bread
- Boiled Eggs
Instructions
Method to make Plum Salsa
- Finely chop the dried plums in a food processor. Transfer it to a mixing bowl.
- Add finely chopped onion, tomato, capsicum, cucumber, green chillies and parsley. Mix.
- Add salt, lemon juice and vinegar. Mix well.
- Plum Salsa is ready to be served.
Additional steps to make Open Sandwich with Plum Salsa, Cheese and Eggs
- Boil the eggs. Once done, peel and cut them into halves.
- Also, toast bread with a little bit of olive oil.
- In a mixing bowl, combine crumbled feta and cottage cheese.
- To serve, first spread a layer of feta and cottage cheese mix.
- Top it with plum salsa. Drizzle some olive oil.
- Serve it with toasted bread and boiled eggs to make it a well-balanced meal.
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