Description
A quick and easy cucumber tomato salad featuring crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and a tangy dressing. Perfect for summer picnics, BBQs, or light meals.
Ingredients
- Cucumber
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Parsley
- Olive oil
- Red wine vinegar
- White sugar
- Dried basil
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Wash and chop vegetables: slice cucumber into ½” rounds and quarter them; cut tomatoes into bite-sized pieces; thinly slice red onion; finely chop parsley.
- In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, dried basil, salt, and pepper to make dressing.
- Combine chopped vegetables and parsley in a large bowl.
- Drizzle dressing over salad and toss gently to coat evenly.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator for 1-2 hours to meld flavors.
- Toss again before serving.
Notes
Letting the salad sit in dressing enhances flavor. Chop vegetables uniformly for better texture. Keep chilled until serving to maintain freshness and crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg