Hugh F. W's quick tomato salad

If you've got room to grow another summer salad crop, cherry tomatoes are irresistible.

Ingredients

12	Cherry tomatoes (Main)
1	Red onion
3	Basil leaves, or other soft green herbs
3 drops	Balsamic vinegar
1 to taste	Salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Have the tomatoes at room temperature, then wash, dry and use a serrated knife to cut them into quarters.
2. They will look prettiest if you cut around the equator first and then across. Put the tomato quarters into a bowl, together with any juices that collect on the chopping board.
3. Dice a little red onion as finely as you can. The quantity of onion to add depends on the sweetness of the tomatoes and how much you like raw onions.
4. The sweeter the tomatoes, the more onion they can get away with.
5. Grind in a little pepper, add salt and mix well. Tear a few basil leaves or other herbs, such as tarragon and parsley, and add to the salad.
6. Add the balsamic vinegar a few drops at a time - probably about a teaspoon altogether.