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Cucumber Tomato Salad
12 min total12 prep0 cook4 servings80 cal
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A refreshing chopped salad of cucumber, ripe tomatoes, and thinly sliced red onion in a simple olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing — perfect alongside grilled meats or as a light lunch.
Ingredients
produce
- 2cucumber
- 3tomatoes
- 0.25red onion
pantry
- 2 tbspolive oil
- 1 tbspred wine vinegar
- 0.5 tspsalt
- 0.25 tspblack pepper
Steps
- Dice the cucumber into roughly 1.5 cm pieces.
- Dice the tomatoes into similarly sized pieces.
- Thinly slice the red onion.
- Place the cucumber, tomatoes, and onion in a large mixing bowl.
- Drizzle the olive oil and red wine vinegar over the vegetables.
- Season with the salt and black pepper, then toss gently to combine.
- Let the salad sit for 10 minutes at room temperature to allow the flavors to meld.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve chilled or at room temperature.
Tips
- Salt the diced cucumber and tomato for 5 minutes, then drain, to avoid a watery salad.
- Soak the sliced red onion in cold water for a few minutes to mellow its bite.
- Let the salad sit for at least 10 minutes before serving so the flavors meld.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature — both work well.
