Chinese Tomato Salad

• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 14 teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)
• 3 medium tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons nuoc nam
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped

1. In a bowl, toss the sliced shallots with 1 tsp of the sugar and a pinch of the salt.
2. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.
3. Core the tomatoes and slice into wedges.
4. In another bowl, mix together the cider vinegar and nuoc nam with the remaining 2 tsp of sugar and the remaining salt.
5. In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes with the cider vinegar mixture and wilted shallots.
6. Sprinkle the chopped cilantro on top and serve.

shallot, sugar, salt, tomatoes, cider vinegar, nuoc nam, cilantro

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chinese-tomato-salad-505568 (may not work)