Cucumber Salad
From angelinaw 14 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 6
This recipe is all about the fresh vegetables from the garden (or your local farmer's market). It takes a summer classic and lets you dress it up or down depending on the ingredients you choose to use. Great when it is too hot to cook or you want something light and fresh. Read more Enjoy! See less
Ingredients
- 3 cucumbers (2 if large) sliced (This year I grew gherkins which are very crispy) shopping list
- 2 tomatoes, chopped in large chunks shopping list
- * You can use 1 cup whole cherry or pear tomatoes shopping list
- 1 small onion (a Vidalia will be sweet but a red onion will give a little zing) shopping list
- 1/2 cup vinegar (out in the midwest everyone uses cider vinegar, but I can see red wine vinegar working as well) shopping list
- 1/8 cup EVO shopping list
- 3 TBSP Minced garlic shopping list
- 2 TBSP Pesto shopping list
- 1 tsp sugar shopping list
- italian seasoning, salt & pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Take the vinegar, EVO, and sugar and create the dressing. (Note: You can use store bought Italian dressing if you are in a pinch for time)
- After dressing is mixed well, add the garlic, pesto, and other seasonings EXCEPT the salt and pepper.
- With the vegetables in in a good sized bowl, drizzle dressing over the vegetables. HINT: If you mix while you drizzle it is easier to coat all the vegetables.
- Taste the salad (I use a cucumber to taste) and see if you want the salt and pepper. If so, add to your taste level, mixing well to ensure coverage.
- For Variety: Add sliced black olives,Try using red or white pepper, or adding feta cheese.
- MARINADE: Let sit in frig to marinade at least 2 hours, but best results occur with overnight marinade.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
When ya serving? Hehehe!! High Five! :+D
chefelaine
in Muskoka loved it
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This is great. I will have to make it to go with the apple cinn hot wings. Thanks for the great post. I just love cukes and toms, so how can this go wrong!
tuilelaith
in Columbia loved it
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Good one! high 5
cuzpat
in Sikeston loved it
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