1 sm Red onion, diced
1/2    Cucumber, peeled & diced
2    Ripe tomatoes
1 1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Oregano
1/4 c  Parsley, finely chopped
1/4 c  Basil, finely shredded
1/8 ts Red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tb Olive oil
Salt & pepper

Set the diced onion & cucumber in a bowl. Bring water to a boil, drop in
the tomatoes for a minute, remove & peel. Seed & dice the tomatoes & add
to the bowl. Sprinkle with the salt & leave for 2 hours. Drain any liquid
from the vegetables & stir in the herbs & pepper flakes. Toss with olive
oil & season. Serve either as an antipasto salad or toss with cooled curls
of pasta to serve as a summer salad.