Description
This recipe only requires a few ingredients that are usually abundant in farmers’ markets this time of year: cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion and fresh herbs. Coupled with a classic vinaigrette that incorporates that red onion, this is probably the most delicious yet simple salads one can make.
Ingredients
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VINAIGRETTE DRESSING
- ⅛ red onion, sliced thin
- ½ tablespoon white wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
SALAD
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- ¼ red onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh herbs (dill, parsley or basil), chopped
Instructions
DRESSING:
- Cut off an eighth of a large red onion, then slice that third thinly and add to a medium-sized bowl.
- Add in the white wine vinegar (or red wine) and sea salt.
- Whisk up this mixture for nearly a minute and then let sit for around 10 minutes.
- After those 10 minutes, whisk in the mustard and olive olive. Keep whisking until the dressing is fully emulsified. Add some freshly ground black pepper.
SALAD:
- Dice up one large cucumber (or two medium-sized) and two tomatoes. Add both to a salad bowl.
- Cut off around a fourth of the red onion and dice. Add to bowl.
- Take a handful of fresh herbs (dill, parsley or basil will do well), and chop well. Add to bowl.
- Drizzle the dressing on the salad and mix well. Add a protein on top, or enjoy as a side salad.
Notes
This Cucumber Tomato Salad recipe works perfectly as a side salad to nearly any summer meal, or you may choose to add either grilled salmon or blackened chicken for some more protein and a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Category: Salads, Side Dishes
- Method: Chopping
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 114
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 201mg (13% DV)
- Fat: 7.5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 10.7g
- Fiber: 3.2g
- Protein: 2.7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg