Tomato Onion Salad

from today's ny times, and your garden.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  medium red onions or 1  medium  white onion, peeled and diced
•  salt and pepper
• 1⁄2 clove garlic, peeled and minced,to taste
• 1⁄3 cup  tahini paste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice, to taste
• 4  medium tomatoes, cored and chopped
• 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
•  lettuce leaf

Directions

1. Soak onion in salted cold water while preparing other ingredients, about 30 minutes.
2. Whisk or blend together garlic, tahini and cumin, and add lemon juice; the mixture will become very thick.
3. Thin with hot water, a tablespoon at a time, just so the mixture can be spooned.
4. (It will thin further when tossed with tomatoes).
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Toss onion, tomatoes and parsley with dressing.
7. Taste, adjust the seasonings and serve over lettuce leaves.