Sliced Tomato & Onion Salad Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
6 each tomatoes, peeled & sliced - crosswi, se
1/2 each spanish onion -=or=-
1 each red onion, sliced into thin - rings
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 each garlic clove, crushed
1 salt & pepper
1 parsley, chopped
1 pinch sweet paprika
1 pinch cumin
Recipe Preparation
Combine the tomato & onion slices. Make a sauce with the remaining
ingredients & pour over the tomatoes & onion.
Servings: 4
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