Tomato, Cucumber And Basil Salad I Made It Ii

Tomato, Cucumber and Basil Salad

bakerme 6 years ago

From Frankieanne: Tomato, Cucumber And Basil Salad

I made this for the August 2017 recipe challenge and will definitely make it again! I think you can use dried basil in this, but the fresh really makes the flavor pop! Plus, it just looks pretty in the salad. The balsamic vinegar I buy is, in the words of the saleswoman, "sweet enough to drink", so I will omit the sugar next time, as well as the olive oil. In fact, I'm making it again tonight - yum!

P.S. I miss you, Frankie!

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Cosmicmother 6 years ago said:

What a neat recipe, I've never heard of lemon cucumbers. Will have to keep my eyes out for them. :)
The last bottle of Balsamic vinegar I bought was really sweet too, I had to adjust the sugar in my marinade. I bet it would be great on this without the sugar as well! Thanks for bringing the recipe to our attention :)

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eastcoaster 6 years ago said:

Bakerme, that sounds like a lovely salad. Thank you for posting it..

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bakerme 6 years ago said:

Cosmicmom, much as I love vinegar, I don't like any balsamic vinegar except this one:
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/vsop-balsamic-vinegar/?pkey=e%7cbalsamic%2bvinegar%7c74%7cbest%7c0%7c1%7c24%7c%7c13&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH

Even those touted as being sweet aren't sweet to me, but I love this one!

Manella, being lactose-intolerant, my husband liked that he could eat what is basically a caprese salad without worrying about any dairy, so I hope it works for you, too.

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eastcoaster 6 years ago said:

Thank you Bakerme:)

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mommyluvs2cook 6 years ago said:

I remember when Frankieanne was posting all of her recipes using "lemon cucumbers" because she had SO many of them growing in her garden. I can't believe it's been 4 years since then!!

I have a ton of cucumbers to use up, thanks for reminding me of this recipe Bakerme, and glad you liked it!

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bakerme 6 years ago said:

Mommyluvs, I'd never even heard of lemon cucumbers until I saw Frankie's recipe. I'd love to try one to see if it has a lemon flavor.

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CherylsCookingNow 6 years ago said:

Where can you find lemon cucumbers? Glad the recipe turned out well Bakerme. I saved it.

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bakerme 6 years ago said:

Cheryl, I'd never even heard of them, but my local stores don't have them. Maybe they're regional?? They sound good, like maybe regular cucumbers with a hint of lemon flavor.

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LindaLMT 6 years ago said:

Yum. My father use to make a cucumber and tomato salad in the summers and a bowl of it would always be in the fridge. I don't know how he made it but it was good! Brings back memories Bakerme.

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bakerme 6 years ago said:

Linda, if someone in your family has his secret recipe, it would be interesting to see how your dad's recipe compares to this one.

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LindaLMT 6 years ago said:

Nobody has it. He just tossed whatever together and whatever is the mystery.

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CherylsCookingNow 6 years ago said:

My mom was the same way Linda. I recall my mom making tomato and cucumber salad too. She never wrote down a recipe.

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bakerme 6 years ago said:

Linda, maybe you'll have to experiment to see if you can duplicate your dad's recipe. I had a former neighbor like that and it was soooo hard getting a recipe out of her "just a little of this, a little of that, and mix until it 'looks right'". I am not a good seat of my pants cook and need specific amounts and instructions :p

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gaspesiangal 6 years ago said:

Yum, this sounds like something that my Mil makes.

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