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Tomato, Cucumber, and Red Onion Salad
This fantastic summer salad is so easy to prepare. It pairs well with lamb, fish, chicken, and vegetarian main dishes alike.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 seedless English cucumber (unpeeled, sliced into 1-inch chunks)
- 4 to 5 large ripe tomatoes (sliced into wedges)
- 1 large red onion (thinly sliced into half-moons)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley or fresh dill
- Sea salt (to taste)
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- -Dressing (Latholemono -)
- 4 to 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 1/2 cup Greek olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Combine all ingredients under dressing in a bowl, and mix well. Everything is to taste here, so adjust accordingly.
- 2
Add the cucumber, tomatoes, onion, and parsley or dill together in a large salad bowl.
- 3
Add in the Latholemono dressing, toss everything.
- 4
Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside to marinate at room temperature for up to 1 hour.