Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad
Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, cucumber ~ tomato salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

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." Rachael's cucumber and tomato salad works as a tasty side or light meal. Food Network shares tips on how to peel, slice, dice and mince onions. I removed the seeds from the cucumber and tomatoes, then sprinkled with salt to remove the excess moisture.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook cucumber ~ tomato salad using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad:
  1. Prepare The salad dressing …
  2. Make ready 2 Tbs. sugar
  3. Take 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  4. Take 1/4 cup olive oil
  5. Prepare 1 Tsp. lemon juice
  6. Get Dash salt, pepper, and dried thyme
  7. Prepare 3 cucumbers, peeled, halved, and seeded
  8. Prepare 6 plum tomatoes, halved and seeded
  9. Get 1/2 medium onion (red or yellow), sliced
  10. Make ready 4 Tbs. fresh basil (or mint)

Be sure to make this salad just before serving. 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.

Instructions to make Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad:
  1. 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]
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Add the onion slices to the bowl and turn these ingredients over a few times with a large spoon. Add the basil on top.
  6. 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]
  7. With a slotted spoon, place the salad ingredients in small bowls and enjoy with your favorite main meal.

Creamy Cucumber Tomato Salad Creamy Cucumber Tomato Salad. Cucumber Tomato Salad is a classic salad, light, cooling, and oh-so refreshing. 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. Whisk water, vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl until smooth; add cucumbers, tomatoes, and onion and stir to coat.

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