Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad
Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad

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Just before serving, toss with balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, and season with salt and pepper. Diced tomatoes and cucumbers, chopped onion, and a splash of lemon juice. Chill and serve to Combine tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in a salad bowl.

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

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

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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.

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