This beautiful and fresh Cucumber Tomato Salad is a wonderful starter or side dish to add to your next party menu. Design your platter with a colorful combination of cucumbers, tomatoes and your freshly made, pickled red onions.
You will need to prepare this dish in advance as the onions need enough time to marinate in the vinaigrette pickling juice – a mix of coriander, mustard and cumin seeds with cider vinegar. Garnish with extra sprinkles of cilantro leaves for that special touch.
To make Cucumber Tomato Salad, you will need the following ingredients:
Place chopped onion in a ceramic or glass bowl.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook coriander seeds and mustard seeds for 1-2 minutes until both begin to pop. Add cumin seeds and cook while stirring for 10 seconds until fragrant.
Add vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar and salt to taste. Allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sugar and salt is dissolved.
Pour the dressing over the onions and allow to stand until room temperature. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 2 days, to chill and marinate.
Drain the dressing from the onions, leaving a remaining ¼ cup of the pickling liquid.
Arrange tomatoes, cucumber and pickled onions on a serving platter. Dress salad with drizzles of olive oil and the remaining ¼ cup pickling liquid.
Garnish with cilantro and serve.
This versatile Cucumber Tomato Salad is a must-have at your next hosting party. For something different to the usual garden greens salad, with pickled onions giving this salad some life! Let us know what you think and tag #cookmerecipes in your posts and on your social media pages!
Delicious!
This salad is dope! Super easy to make!
Amazing! I whipped this up for my mate's BBQ, and it was gone in seconds! The cucumbers and tomatoes burst with flavour, and let me tell ya, those pickled onions? Total game changer! Defo making this again for my next shindig.🍅🥒
I made this salad for our family BBQ, and everyone loved it! The fresh cucumbers and tomatoes paired so well. It was easy to prepare, and the pickled onions added a fantastic flavor.
Awesome!
This salad was a big hit at our block party! Easy to whip up, and the pickled onions are a game changer. I added some avocados for extra flavor. Def gonna make this again. Perfect for summer vibes!
Dude, this Cucumber Tomato Salad is just superb! I whipped it up for a small get-together with mates and it was a hit. The pickled onions added just the right zing. Plus, it was super easy to make! Will def be adding this to my go-to recipes
Delicious! I made this salad for a family gathering, and everyone loved it. The freshness of the cucumbers and tomatoes added a vibrant touch to the meal.
So fresh and delicious!
The best summer salad!
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