Marinated Cucumber, Onion, Tomato Salad
Need a light salad or quick extra dish? This is my go to dish for last minute meals or when we need a quick side dish to lighten up any meal.
Ingredients:
- 1 large onion (your choice of color), sliced into strip or rings
- 2 large cucumbers, peeled or not, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 large tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup oil (I like to use grape seed oil)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 teaspoons each salt and pepper
Directions:
- Place cucumbers, onion and tomatoes in a large storage container (something with a lid)
- In a jar or bowl whisk together the remaining ingredients (stir until sugar is dissolved)
- Pour over cucumbers, onion and tomatoes and gently toss until well coated
Store in refrigerator until needed. Needed being the optimal word; my crew starts eating this as soon as I put the spoon down.
We like to top with parsley and minced garlic. Red Pepper flakes also add a little pep to the dish.
This is a great recipe. Sometimes to change it up a bit I add green pepper and radishes.
Love all the ideas. ..great recipes!
My mom made a great version of this salad — this post made me miss her! Pinned and waiting for the garden!
This recipe looked so good, I copied it down. I am due to make this this coming weekend. I thank you for the share.
Sounds yummy 🙂 It reminds me of summer BBQ’s. If only the warm weather would get here lol 🙂
This looks so easy and delicious. My husband and I will definitely eat this salad. I’m going to make it this week as a side dish. Thank you for posting this recipe.
My mom used to make this all the time. She just threw it into zesty Italian salad dressing. It’s pretty good. Especially when you make it with home grown vegetables.
I love marinated salads. The longer they sit the yummier they taste. But I can never wait too long usually 30 minutes tops. I’m definitely going to make this soon.
Come on summer and homegrown tomatoes! Love this dish!
I love this salad and make this often for lunch or dinner and a great salad for parties
I have been trying to find different ways to prepare cucumbers; this recipe will be added.
This recipe really reminds me of summer. I put my first garden in a few years ago and got to make this the first time all with plants I had grown. It was so exciting. I never tried it with sugar though.
I would like to make this next week. I know it will be good. I have been craving this!!
This looks/sounds delicious I would not leave anything out and I would not make any substitutions. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
This looks so yummy! I think I’d skip the parsley, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes, but I like things simple! It looks perfect for a summer salad, I’ll have to try this, thanks for the recipe!
I make this, too, but use sour cream instead of the oil & vinegar. I’m gonna try this when the garden gets going. Sounds as good or better than the sour cream.
I would not have thought of sour cream instead of the oil & vinegar…I am going to try that soon. Thanks for sharing that tip!
This looks so yummy!
Just love how easy and taseful this is. I make this in the spring when I can get the tomato, cucumbers and onions from the farmers market. You can try this with green onions when they come out at the market a just a little difference.
OMG!! This salad sounds so good. I will have to try it as the ingredients come into season.
It’s been a while since I’ve made a similar dish and I think it’s time since I’ve been craving vinegar lately.
This is perfect for everyone, vegetarians and vegans also! I always eat this, it’s delicious!
I make a dish very similar to this! It is a great Spring dish!
This sounds delightful and refreshing. Thank you for sharing and have a good day.
I love this recipe. In fact it brings back old memories because my grandmother gave this same one to me when I got married over 40 years ago!!
OMG Your making me miss summer so much. I can’t wait to have our garden because we have this salad all the time. So good. Thanks for sharing.
This is why I can’t wait for spring!!! Most of the ingredients I can get from my garden!!! I am so excited to get my garden started and try this! YUM!