Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad

Name: Cucumber ~ Tomato Salad
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: The salad dressing …; 2 Tbs. sugar; 1/2 cup red wine vinegar; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 Tsp. lemon juice; Dash salt, pepper, and dried thyme; 3 cucumbers, peeled, halved, and seeded; 6 plum tomatoes, halved and seeded; 1/2 medium onion (red or yellow), sliced; 4 Tbs. fresh basil (or mint)

Rick M @RickM_PTC

PTC, GA.

A light "chunky" side dish to compliment most grilled BBQ meals or serve with Italian dishes. The fresh basil gives it a nice flavor. Add a “hint of mint” (instead of basil) and black olives for a slight, cool refreshing taste, especially with Mediterranean dishes of lamb, grilled chorizo and/or seafood.

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Ingredients

15 mins

4 servings

The salad dressing …
2 Tbs.sugar
1/2 cupred wine vinegar
1/4 cupolive oil
1 Tsp.lemon juice
Dashsalt, pepper, and dried thyme
3cucumbers, peeled, halved, and seeded
6plum tomatoes, halved and seeded
1/2medium onion (red or yellow), sliced
4 Tbs.fresh basil (or mint)

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Steps

15 mins

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.