Tomato Cucumber Salad

Simple Salad


Ingredients:
2 ripe tomatoes sliced
1/2 small red onion sliced very thinly
handful of italian mixed olives
2 cucumbers cut to bite size
1 large clove  (or 2 small cloves) of garlic pressed
1 tsp. sea salt
1/4 cup olive oil
4-5 tbsp. fig vinegar

Directions:
Put all ingredients in a large bowl. Add salt, garlic, olive oil and fig vinegar. Salt will create a lot of juice from the tomatoes to go to the bottom of the bowl after a few hours. Add some lettuce to soak up the good juices. Voila!

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