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title: "Chilean Quince Salad Recipe: Delicious and Refreshing Seasonal Dish"
description: "This shredded quince salad is a seasonal flavor explosion, perfect as a refreshing appetizer or to accompany meats and cheeses."
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date: 2025-05-06
modified: 2025-05-06
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# Chilean Quince Salad Recipe: Delicious and Refreshing Seasonal Dish

[Versión en Español](https://comidaschilenas.com/receta-de-ensalada-de-membrillo-deliciosa-y-refrescante/)

![Chilean Quince Salad Recipe](https://www.chileanfoodrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chilean-Quince-Salad-Recipe.jpg)

This shredded quince salad is a seasonal flavor explosion, perfect as a refreshing appetizer or to accompany meats and cheeses.

## How to Make Quince Salad?

Quince’s firm texture and fruity aroma combine with julienned red onion, cilantro, and citrusy lime to create a simple yet personality-packed dish. Ideal for hot days or as a contrast to rich, fatty meals.

## Nutritional Facts

Each serving contains approximately 110 kcal, 1 g protein, 5 g total fat (0.5 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 17 g carbohydrates, 12g sugars, and 120 mg sodium.

## Shredded Fresh Quince Salad Recipe

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

### Ingredients

- 2 fresh quinces
- 2 limes
- 1 red onion
- Sunflower oil
- Fine salt
- Fresh cilantro

### Preparation Steps

1. Thoroughly wash quinces, removing any fuzz with a cloth or brush. Optionally peel. Coarsely grate (avoiding core and seeds).

![Quince](https://www.chileanfoodrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Quince-300x200.jpg)

1. Slice red onion into thin strips. Soak in cold salted water for 10 minutes to mellow flavor, then drain well.

![Red onion](https://www.chileanfoodrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Red-onion-300x199.jpg)

1. In a large bowl, combine grated quince with fresh lime juice, a drizzle of sunflower oil, and salt to taste. Add chopped cilantro, mix well, and refrigerate for 10 minutes before serving.

## Additional Tips

For gentle heat, add diced seedless green chili to enhance the quince’s natural sweetness. Try with mint leaves for extra freshness

## Did You Know?

Unlike most fruits, quince is rarely eaten raw due to its astringency, but when shredded and marinated in lime, it becomes pleasantly edible. In Chile, it’s sometimes enjoyed raw with just salt.

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