Armenian summer salad with walnuts

🧂 Ingredients

• 3-4 medium tomatoes

  ripe
• 3-4 medium cucumbers
• 1 medium red onion
• 2 tbsp wine vinegar

  to marinate the onion
• 1 medium chili pepper

  optional, for serving
• 1 cup walnuts

  whole
• 1-2 cloves garlic
• 1 handful parsley

  or cilantro
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

• 1 Wash, score, and poach the tomatoes, then remove the skin. Cut the tomatoes into
  4 or 6 pieces and put into a large bowl
• 2 Wash, peel, and cut the cucumbers into large chunks, the same size as the
  tomatoes. Add to the tomatoes
• 3 Peel and thinly slice the onion. Put in a small bowl, salt the onion, and
  drizzle some wine or apple vinegar. Let it marinate for a few minutes then drain
  the liquid. Add it to the veggies when ready
• 4 Put the walnuts, garlic, cilantro, and olive oil into a blender and pulse until
  it becomes a mass similar to a paste. You may add a little bit of water for a
  smoother consistency
• 5 Use a spatula or spoon to transfer the walnut dressing to the bowl with the
  veggies
• 6 Gently mix everything and add a few slices of chili pepper if wanted
• 7 Enjoy!

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