How to Prepare Tasty Simple Tomato Cucumber Salad with Lemon Dressing

Name: How to Prepare Tasty Simple Tomato Cucumber Salad with Lemon Dressing
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cupsgrape or cherry tomatoes, halved; 1.5 cupssliced cucumber (about 1/8-inch thick slices) I recommend Persian/Lebanese or Kirby Cucumbers; 1/2a small mild onion, very thinly sliced. If onions are hot, slice and put in a cold water bath for 5 mins and drain well; 2-3 Tablespoonsfinely chopped parsley (I use the stems as well.); the zest of half a lemon; 2 Tablespoonsfresh lemon juice; 1/2-1 teaspoonsugar; 3/4 teaspoonkosher salt to start (you can adjust up later); 2 Tablespoonsolive oil

Dennis Oliver

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You can have Simple Tomato Cucumber Salad with Lemon Dressing using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Simple Tomato Cucumber Salad with Lemon Dressing

It’s 3 cups of grape or cherry tomatoes, halved.
It’s 1.5 cups of sliced cucumber (about 1/8-inch thick slices) I recommend Persian/Lebanese or Kirby Cucumbers.
It’s 1/2 of a small mild onion, very thinly sliced. If onions are hot, slice and put in a cold water bath for 5 mins and drain well.
Prepare 2-3 Tablespoons of finely chopped parsley (I use the stems as well.).
It’s of the zest of half a lemon.
You need 2 Tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.
You need 1/2-1 teaspoon of sugar.
You need 3/4 teaspoon of kosher salt to start (you can adjust up later).
You need 2 Tablespoons of olive oil.

Fresh cucumber and juicy ripe tomatoes are all you need to really make this salad shine.

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This recipe, as written, produces a Cucumber Tomato Salad with a Lemon-Dill dressing.

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Simple Tomato Cucumber Salad with Lemon Dressing instructions

Gently toss all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until salad is evenly and thoroughly dressed. If possible, let it sit for about 10 minutes to absorb flavors before serving..
Enjoy! :).

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