Saturday, July 23, 2011

Side Salad

I've had a page tagged in one of my cookbooks just waiting until I had fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.  After my visit to the farmers market this week I decided to use the cherry tomatoes for this salad.

I knew I would love it cause it has vinegar in it. 

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I wasn't disappointed.....it was delicious. (all gone now)

Marinated Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Dressing:
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
3 T sugar
1 T olive oil
1 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper

Salad:
2 cups chopped tomatoes
2 cups chopped cucumbers
1/2 cup finely chopped onion

Combine dressing ingredients and mix well. Combine salad ingredients. Add dressing to salad and mix. Marinate 4 to 24 hours (if you can stay out of it)

I made half a recipe since I figured I would be the only one eating it. Perfect side salad for almost anything.

15 comments:

Deb said...

oh yeah that is a great salad...made my mouth water just reading about it...

Betsy Brock said...

yum...and I have everything to make it!

Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...

No doubt it is good! We have fabulous olive oil that we bring from Jordan and it makes any salad absolutely delicious with just a bit of salt, pepper, lemon juice and garlic powder. Yummo! Hope you are having a great day. Tammy

Sandi said...

Yum, this looks good! I'm hosting a "Cloudy with Chance of Meatballs" 5th Birthday party for my granddaughter this coming weekend. This looks like a perfect salad. Thanks for sharing!

It's Just Dottie said...

I have everything to make it, too.
Dottie

Marguerite said...

Love this salad! Looks great and I think I'll make one right now! Have a wonderful weekend!

Anonymous said...

Ohhhh my mouth is watering, that looks soooo good! =)

Tanna said...

I know that was soooo good. Crisp and refreshing in this withering heat! Just the kind of recipes we need! Thank you. blessings ~ tanna

tootie said...

This looks so good and colorful! I will have to try this!

Anonymous said...

HI! Am your Newest Follower!
Love your blog and love that you love to read and enjoy a good book, too! Your family is beautiful...

Thanks for sharing photos of your life -

The side salad looks easy and delish - something I need to have - I live in South Florida, so summery foods are used year-round!

Nice to "meet you!"
Happy Sunday-
Linda
beachside cottage

Mary Bergfeld said...

Your salad has absolutely glorious color and I can imagine the wonderful taste these flavors produce. This is a first rate recipe.I hope you have a wonderful evening. Blessings...Mary

EG CameraGirl said...

Thanks for the recipe! It'll come in handy when my tomatoes and tomatoes are ready to pick. :))

grammy said...

that looks so delicious (o:

Gypsy Heart said...

This is something I know I'd love! Glad you shared it my friend.

xo
Pat

PG said...

I'm going to have to try this -- my garden is going crazy with English cucumbers!