Sweet and Sour Tomatoes

By polloazul

adapted from Simple Chinese Cooking by Kylie Kwong

Ingredients

• 1 shallot, very thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
• 3 medium tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped mint

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a small bowl, toss the sliced shallots with 1 teaspoon of the sugar and a pinch of the salt. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.

2. Slice the tomatoes into wedges, removing the hard cores.

3. In another small bowl, mix together the cider vingar and fish sauce with the remaining 2 teaspoons of sugar and the remaining salt. In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes with the cider vinegar mixture and wilted shallots. Sprinkle the chopped mint on top and serve.