Chayote Salad with Lemony Hot Sauce Recipe from Brazil

Ingredients

• 4 preserved malagueta peppers , minced (or to taste)
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 small onion , finely chopped
• 1 small garlic clove , minced
• juice of 3 lemons
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 medium chayote or yellow summer squash , peeled, seeded, and sliced
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.25 tsp freshly- ground black pepper