It’s officially summer, our first at the new farm property & we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to sit down by the creek with a cold glass of our favorite beverage & this summer dish! As you would expect, this cucumber & tomato salad highlights the very best of summer flavors, and is accentuated by the fact that it’s served chilled. What could be better than that during these hot afternoons?
Did I mention yet that it’s also ridiculously easy to make? Seriously, it doesn’t get much easier than chopping vegetables & placing them in a fridge to cool. That’s likely why we’ve already made this recipe more than once since discovering it last week, and will likely make it many more times until tomatoes finally begin to taper off production later on in the season.
Have about twenty minutes & some cucumbers, tomato & onion? If so - what are you waiting for? Make this recipe already!
Here’s the link to the original - in case you’d like to check that out first.
Our only slightly modified version:
Ingredients
2 medium sized cucumbers, sliced thinly
2-3 large tomatoes diced - we also sprinkled salt on top once they were cut
1 red (or any color you have) onion sliced
3 tablespoons (adjust this to taste) fresh basil, chopped
6 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoon red wine vinegar
salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
In a small bowl, whisk together the wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper
Peel and cut the onion into slivers and toss in the vinaigrette
Cover and refrigerate for up to a day in advance (or just while you chop the remaining vegetables)
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and toss well
Refrigerate at least 20 minutes before serving
One note is that we tripled the original recipe (because who doesn’t love leftovers?), and that we’ve made it both with & without basil. Hands down with basil is our preference, so be sure to include this ingredient if you have it available! We also found that thinly slicing the cucumbers, versus our first edition where it was essentially cucumber chunks, was preferable. Have a version of this you’d like to suggest? We’d love your input, please share!
Hope you all enjoy this one!