Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, cucumber ~ tomato salad. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
I removed the seeds from the cucumber and tomatoes, then sprinkled with salt to remove the excess moisture. I eyeballed the lemon juice and added a splash of garlic infused olive oil, a dash of dried italian seasoning and pepper as stated. Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olive oil, vinegar, basil, parsley, dill and some salt and pepper in a bowl and toss well.
Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cucumber ~ tomato salad using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad:
- Take The salad dressing …
- Make ready 2 Tbs. sugar
- Prepare 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- Take 1/4 cup olive oil
- Make ready 1 Tsp. lemon juice
- Make ready Dash salt, pepper, and dried thyme
- Take 3 cucumbers, peeled, halved, and seeded
- Take 6 plum tomatoes, halved and seeded
- Take 1/2 medium onion (red or yellow), sliced
- Make ready 4 Tbs. fresh basil (or mint)
This is a very good basic Creamy Cucumber and Tomato Salad recipe. I love it just as is but sometimes I add a pinch of dill and a little celery salt. For some of those that say it gets to runny if you take the seeds out of the cucumber and tomatoes it helps a lot. Cucumber Tomato Salad is a classic salad, light, cooling, and oh-so refreshing.
Instructions to make Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad:
- Place the sugar, red wine vinegar, olive oil, and lemon juice in a measuring cup. Add salt, pepper and thyme. Mix well with a small spoon until the sugar dissolves and set aside. [Key: adjust ingredient measurements to personal taste]
- On a cutting board, slice the ends of the cucumbers. Next peel the cucumbers, then slice lengthwise evenly in half, and scoop out seed-pulp with a spoon. Set aside.
- Slice off tomatoes tops then slice lengthwise in half, and scoop out pulp as well. Slice the cucumbers and tomatoes in 1/2” slices. Place them all in a large bowl.
- Cut the onion in half crosswise. [Reserve one 1/2 for another use] Cut the remaining onion’s end off and peel back one layer of the skin. Slice the onion in half crosswise leaving two pieces. Turn the pieces, cut thin slices, yielding half-moon shaped slices.
- Add the onion slices to the bowl and turn these ingredients over a few times with a large spoon. Add the basil on top.
- Mix the salad dressing well (again) and pour evenly on top. Turn the ingredients over 2-3 times and place the bowl (covered) in the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours to marinate. [Turn a few times while refrigerated]
- With a slotted spoon, place the salad ingredients in small bowls and enjoy with your favorite main meal.
This easy salad is made with sliced cucumbers & juicy tomatoes and enhanced with slivers of red onion and a tangy vinaigrette dressing. Serve cucumber tomato onion salad next to grilled or roasted meats or fish, such as marinated beef or chicken kabobs, grilled salmon, or pork tenderloin. Fresh Tomato Cucumber Salad garnished with red onion and fresh basil. One of our favorite fresh and healthy side dishes! There's almost nothing I love more than fresh garden tomatoes.
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