Cucumber Tomato Salad (Printable)
Crisp cucumber, juicy tomato and red onion tossed in a tangy olive oil vinaigrette—bright and ready in 10 minutes.
# What You'll Need:
→ Vegetables
01 - 2 medium cucumbers, thinly sliced
02 - 3 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped into bite-size pieces
03 - 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced into half-moons
04 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
→ Vinaigrette Dressing
05 - 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
06 - 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
07 - 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
08 - 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
09 - 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
# How To Make:
01 - Slice the cucumbers into thin rounds, chop the ripe tomatoes into bite-size pieces, and cut the red onion into thin half-moon slices. Combine all vegetables in a large mixing bowl.
02 - In a small bowl, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh lemon juice, kosher salt, and black pepper until the dressing is well emulsified.
03 - Pour the vinaigrette over the prepared vegetables and toss gently until every piece is evenly coated with the dressing.
04 - Sprinkle the freshly chopped parsley over the salad. Serve immediately at room temperature, or refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It takes exactly ten minutes from cutting board to table, which is faster than deciding what to order for delivery.
- The tang from the red wine vinegar and lemon juice wakes up tomatoes that might otherwise taste like nothing from the grocery store.
02 -
- Do not dress the salad more than an hour before serving or the cucumbers will weep and turn the bottom of the bowl into a small pond.
- Tomatoes should never go in the refrigerator before you cut them because cold kills their flavor and turns the texture grainy.
03 -
- Sprinkle a tiny pinch of sugar into the dressing if your tomatoes are underripe and it smooths out the sharp edges instantly.
- Letting the sliced onion sit in the vinegar for a few minutes before adding the oil takes the bite out of it and starts pickling it lightly.