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HEALTHY RECIPES | Salads | Summer Tomato, Onion & Cucumber Salad

Summer Tomato, Onion & Cucumber Salad

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or more to taste
  • 2 medium cucumbers
  • 4 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
  • 1 Vidalia or other sweet onion, halved and very thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh herbs, such as flat-leaf parsley, chives and/or tarragon

Instructions

  1. Whisk vinegar, oil, honey, salt and pepper in a large shallow bowl.
  2. Remove alternating stripes of peel from the cucumbers.
  3. Slice the cucumbers into thin rounds.
  4. Add the cucumber slices, tomatoes and onion to the dressing; gently toss to combine.
  5. Let stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
  6. Just before serving, add herbs and toss again.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 4-5
Calories: 56
Total Fat: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Sugar: 4 g
Sodium: 201 mg
Carbs: 8 g
Protein: 1 g

Source:

American Heart Association

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