German cuisine · Salads & Mezze

Tomato Salad with Onions

Ripe tomato slices briefly marinated with red onion rings, white wine vinegar, oil and plenty of chives.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 800 g ripe tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp medium-hot mustard
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 bunch chives
• Salt, pepper

Instructions

1. Wash the tomatoes, cut out the stem end in a wedge and slice the fruit about 5 mm thin.
2. Peel the red onion, slice into paper-thin rings and soak them in cold water for 5 min. to mellow their sharpness, then drain well.
3. Whisk vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper until the salt dissolves, then slowly whisk in the olive oil until the marinade lightly emulsifies.
4. Arrange the tomato slices overlapping like roof tiles on a flat platter, salt lightly and scatter the onion rings over the top.
5. Drizzle the marinade evenly over the top and let the salad sit for 10 min. at room temperature, so the tomatoes release juice and mingle with the dressing.
6. Cut the chives into fine rings, scatter over the salad and serve with fresh bread for dipping.