Cucumber Tomato Salad

In the summer, simple preparations always seem to be the best. My grandmother would bring a huge beefsteak tomato from the garden and only adorn slices with salt and pepper. What marvelous flavor those tomatoes had! That is the beauty of garden-fresh produce. Even if you buy your produce from a farmers’ market or food co-op, you can produce a simple salad like this that is full of superb flavor.

4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup red onion, small diced

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved (preferably sun gold tomatoes)

4 Persian cucumbers, small diced (or pickling cucumbers)

¼ cup fresh mint leaves, minced

¼ cup fresh dill, minced

¼ teaspoon ground coriander

½ teaspoon sea salt

¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

Soak the red onions in room-temperature water while prepping the other ingredients to tame the starchy, sharp flavor.

Drain the red onions and toss with the remaining ingredients. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Note:

It can also be served on top of salad greens.

Cucumber Tomato Salad

Cucumber Tomato Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Author:
Prep time: 15 MinTotal time: 15 Min
In the summer, simple preparations always seem to be the best. My grandmother would bring a huge beefsteak tomato from the garden and only adorn slices with salt and pepper. What marvelous flavor those tomatoes had! That is the beauty of garden-fresh produce. Even if you buy your produce from a farmers’ market or food co-op, you can produce a simple salad like this that is full of superb flavor.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup red onion, small diced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved (preferably sun gold tomatoes)
  • 4 Persian cucumbers, small diced (or pickling cucumbers)
  • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, minced
  • ¼ cup fresh dill, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Soak the red onions in room-temperature water while prepping the other ingredients to tame the starchy, sharp flavor.
  2. Drain the red onions and toss with the remaining ingredients. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Notes

It can also be served on top of salad greens.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

105.36

Fat (grams)

7.29 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

1.02 g

Carbs (grams)

10.05 g

Fiber (grams)

1.85 g

Net carbs

8.21 g

Sugar (grams)

4.85 g

Protein (grams)

1.96 g

Sodium (milligrams)

308.62 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

0 mg

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.

cherry tomato, cucumber, salad
salad
American, Mediterranean
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Linda Hierholzer