cucumber-tomato--onion-salad

Daily Food

Cucumber, Tomato & Onion Salad

Perfect for when your garden or the local farmers' market is overflowing with cucumbers and tomatoes, this salad also does surprisingly well with out-of-season produce, due to their year-round availability.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. vinegar (red wine, white wine, or rice wine)
  • 2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 c. cherry tomatoes (1½ lb.), halved
  • 1 English cucumber, quartered lengthwise and sliced
  • 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 roughly chopped fresh herbs (such as basil, cilantro, dill, mint, and/or parsley)

Directions

  1. Step 1In a large bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Add tomatoes, cucumber, and onion and toss well to combine.
  2. Step 2Let sit at room temperature at least 15 minutes or refrigerate up to 12 hours. Before serving, sprinkle herbs over salad.