Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, cucumber ~ tomato salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad is something that I have loved my entire life.
In a large bowl, combine the tomato, cucumber, red onion, kidney beans, tofu, and basil. Just before serving, toss with balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, and season with salt and pepper. Cucumber Tomato Salad "My mother shared the recipe with me after falling in love with this fresh-tasting dish at a family reunion," relates Leslie Monroe of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. "When it's made with garden-grown cucumbers and tomatoes, it's more than tasty- it's sublime." Cucumber Tomato Salad is a classic salad, light, cooling, and oh-so refreshing.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have cucumber ~ tomato salad using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad:
- Get The salad dressing …
- Prepare 2 Tbs. sugar
- Get 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- Prepare 1/4 cup olive oil
- Prepare 1 Tsp. lemon juice
- Take Dash salt, pepper, and dried thyme
- Prepare 3 cucumbers, peeled, halved, and seeded
- Get 6 plum tomatoes, halved and seeded
- Prepare 1/2 medium onion (red or yellow), sliced
- Make ready 4 Tbs. fresh basil (or mint)
Make this recipe for a healthy summer side dish! This easy side salad is delicious at any time of year, but it's the best when it's made with fresh garden vegetables. Fresh Tomato Cucumber Salad garnished with red onion and fresh basil. One of our favorite fresh and healthy side dishes!
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.
There's almost nothing I love more than fresh garden tomatoes. Come tomato season, you'll find me snacking on all things tomato including Tomato Basil Mozzarella Toast, Tomato Avocado Melt, or a Buddha Bowl with extra tomatoes! Combine tomatoes and cucumbers in a bowl. Add sour cream, balsamic vinaigrette, lemon juice, dill, and garlic salt; stir. Season with salt and ground pepper.
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