Onion and Tomato Salad

• 1 onion
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 cucumber, sliced (optional)
• Salt

Slice the onion thinly, and soak in a bowl of cold water while you prepare the tomatoes. To peel the tomatoes, bring a small pot of water to the boil, immerse a tomato, count to 10, take it out of the boiling water, and plunge it into cold water. The skin will slip right off. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and place in a bowl. Take the onion out of the water, squeeze it dry between your hands, ad