Lunch: Tomato, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad with Cumin Salt

Only slightly more involved than Andreas Viestad's simple tomato salad, this version is inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine. A sprinkling of toasted cumin seeds ground with salt gives the summery salad a warm depth of flavor. Any leftover cumin salt is ter

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Ingredients

1 tbsp. cumin seeds
1 1/2 tbsp. coarse sea salt
2 1/4 lb. tomatoes
1 lb. Cucumbers
1 large sweet onion
1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Instructions

In a skillet, toast the cumin seeds over moderately high heat until fragrant, 30 seconds; transfer to a mortar and let cool. Add the salt and grind to a coarse powder.
In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, oil, and lemon juice. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the cumin salt over the salad and toss. Serve the salad on a platter.

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