Sonia's Tomato Salad

Drew's tomatoes from Little Whitley are as tasty as those you buy from a Mediterranean market.  Anyway,  this salad goes down well at a party but I like it most piled onto bruschetta with a slice of Parma Ham.  It goes well with roasted hog too!

Ingredients
Tomatoes, the best quality you can find and cut into quarters
1/2 a red onion, finely sliced
A generous glug or three of extra virgin olive oil
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
1 teasp caster sugar
A garlic clove, bashed to a paste, optional
Chives, snipped with scissors
A handful of black olives, halved, optional.

Method
Combine all the ingredients and leave to stand for at least an hour to allow the flavours to develop and serve with crusty bread, or even a roast pork gap.