Chef Kurt Linsi's Queen of Sheba Salad

Description
Chef Linsi serves this salad when he prepares an Ethiopian dinner, as he feels that a salad is lacking in the Ethiopian presentation. It's pretty hot too, so be careful with the hot pepper sauce and hot chilies.

Ingredients

 * 1½ lbs firm tomatoes, cut in tiny wedges with seeds removed
 * ½ cup sweet onions, finely chopped
 * 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
 * 1 hot chili pepper, finely chopped
 * ½ cup pepperoni, thinly sliced (optional).

Sheba Sauce

 * 1 cup ketchup
 * ¼ cup vinegar
 * ½ cup oil
 * ½ cup sweet white wine (Muscatel or Madeira)
 * 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
 * 1 tsp salt
 * ¼ tsp black pepper
 * few drops Tabasco sauce.

Directions

 * 1) In a 1-quart bowl, combine the first five (5) ingredients

Sheba Sauce

 * 1) Combine all the sauce ingredients

Salad

 * 1) Marinate the tomato mixture in the sauce. Serve in sauce dishes without lettuce or drain well and place in the center of the Injera.