In short. Cold water in a dish, sliced cucumber, tomato and sweet Acquaviva onion, salt and olive oil — and bread dunked into it. The hot-weather meal of the Apulian countryside.
It sounds like nothing written down, and it is one of the best things you can eat in August. The onion of Acquaviva delle Fonti is sweet enough to be eaten raw in quantity, which is what makes this work.
Ingredients
- fresh water
- 1 cucumber
- 2 fresh tomatoes
- 1 sweet onion from Acquaviva
- extra virgin olive oil, salt
- home-made or crisp bread
Method
1. Put fresh water in a dish.
2. Clean and slice the cucumber, the tomatoes and the onion, and add them to the water.
3. Season with salt and extra virgin olive oil, and let the flavours mix for a few minutes.
4. Eat by dunking home-made or crisp bread into it.
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