Indian Pickle tray - Onion Recipe needed

Hi all, I need to get the above, or is it as simple as chopping a load of onions, cumber & tomatoes ?

Thanks

L

Red Onion Pickle

One 6-8 ounce red onion

Boiling water

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

Cold water

1/2 teaspoon salt

Black pepper or red chili, to taste.

Cut the ends off the red onion and make a slit up one side, so you

can peel back the papery skin and thinnest outer layer of onion.

Cut a small piece off of one side so that the onion will sit flat,

and then slice it thinly into rounds.

Place the sliced onion in a bowl and over with boiling water, a

cup or two. Let it sit for 5-10 seconds, then drain off the water.

Add the vinegar and a half cup or so of cold water to cover the

onion, along with some salt and your choice of pepper seasoning.

Let sit a half hour or longer. Drain to use. Or leave in the liquid

and store in the refrigerator.

I stole the above from yahoo answers x but it looks yum

washing the onions takes a little of the fire out. I tend to just finely chop (good knife skills training!) ordinary onions, add a little salt/vinegar or lemon juice, tomatoes deseeded and fine diced (no need to skin as your'e not cooking them). And the piece de resistance - a little chopped mint!