Cucumber tomato salad is a great refreshing summer salad with a tangy citrus vinaigrette dressing mixed with fresh herbs.
Ingredients needed
- Cucumber
- Cherry tomatoes or roma tomato
- Fresh basil
- Olive Oil
- White wine vinegar
- Lemon
- Salt & black pepper
Quick tip before starting
Cucumbers are well known to mess up a salad because they release so much water. Getting a seedless cucumber will help this. But, using my salt method with almost eliminate excess water. You want to avoid this because all the water will cause your salad to be bland.
Storing the recipe
As mentioned above the cucumber will release some water along with the other vegetables. This salad will last about 2-3 days depending on how fresh the ingredients were to start. Place in a covered bowl with a lid and that is good enough for storage. This is not a recipe to be frozen.
What to serve with cucumber tomato salad
Cucumber Tomato Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 lemon, juiced (only 1 lemon needed for the recipe)
Salad
- 2-3 cucumbers (sliced)
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1 lemon, zested (only 1 lemon needed for the recipe)
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- To start. you want to thinly slice the cucumbers. Using a cheap vegetable slicer will do the trick in no time and keep the slices super even.
- Next, in a bowl salt the cucumbers heavy and cover. Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour. At the 30 minute mark drain the water in the bowl. At 1 hour remove the bowl and rinse the salt from the cucumber. Lightly pat them dry.
- Cut up the tomatoes. If using cherry tomatoes simply cut them in half.
- Then, chop up the basil and measure out 1/2 cup.
- In a large bowl, add the cucumbers, tomatoes and basil. Now, zest the lemon over the bowl.
- Next, in a small bowl add olive oil, white wine vinegar and squeeze the lemon you just zested. Give it a blend or a good stir then add to the salad bowl.
- Mix everything well then serve.
Nutrition
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.