Salads American

Simple Cucumber Tomato Salad

Cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and onion in a sweet-tangy apple-cider-vinegar dressing. It is the kind of salad that shows up beside grilled chicken, fish, burgers, sandwiches or whatever else escaped the barbecue alive.

Simple Cucumber Tomato Salad

What It Is

This is a quick marinated cucumber, tomato and onion salad dressed with apple cider vinegar, olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper.

Origin

Cucumber-and-tomato salads appear in many cuisines across Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and North America. This particular vinegar-dressed version is a Dinner by the Minute recipe rather than a dish with one documented birthplace.

Fun Fact

Salt draws water out of cucumber cells through osmosis, which is why salted cucumber salads release liquid as they sit.

Prep
15 min
Cook
—
Total
15 min
Servings
3 bowls
(assuming no one present is secretly a moose)
Difficulty
easy
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Nut-Free
Diet
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
Away Mission
75 min walk
(Spock could calculate this more efficiently, but where's the fun in that)
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Ingredients

  • 2 large cucumbers, sliced
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tbsp black pepper

Steps

  1. Combine sliced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and diced onion in a large bowl.
  2. Whisk water, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, sugar, salt and black pepper until the sugar dissolves.
  3. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss well.
  4. Chill before serving if desired.

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Notes

The source’s claim that only Japan, Canada, Australia and the U.S. refrigerate eggs is not carried forward as fact.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 bowl
Calories 330
Burning this off: one Tragically Hip song, played loud, on a treadmill.
% Daily Value*
Fat 21.0 g 28%
Saturated + Trans 3 g 15%
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 1310 mg 57%
Carbohydrate 38.0 g
Fibre 5.0 g 18%
Sugars 26.0 g 26%
Protein 4.0 g
Potassium 840 mg 18%
Calcium 75 mg 6%
Iron 1.6 mg 9%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
A genuinely respectable nutrition profile. No red flags here — go ahead and feel a little smug about it.

Substitutions

Add avocado, garlic, chilies, lemon zest or orange zest. Replace apple cider vinegar with white wine vinegar for a lighter flavour. Reduce the sugar if you prefer a sharper salad.

Storage

Refrigerate in a covered container for up to 2 days. Expect extra liquid to collect as the vegetables sit.

Freezing

Do not freeze. Cucumbers and tomatoes become mushy after thawing.