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Vegan Cucumber Tomato Salad

Vegan Cucumber Tomato Salad

Name: Vegan Cucumber Tomato Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Tomatoes 3 large; English cucumber 1; Red onion 1 small; Cilantro ⅓ cup; Coriander 2 tsp; Mustard 2 tsp; Cumin 1 tsp; Apple cider vinegar 1 cup; Olive oil; Sugar 1 tbsp; Kosher Salt

Fresh Summer Salad with Pickled Onion

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1h 10m
Serves 8
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Ingredients

	3 large Tomatoes sliced 1/2" thick
	1 English cucumber sliced
	1 small Red onion thinly sliced
	⅓ cup Cilantro fresh
	2 tsp Coriander seeds
	2 tsp Mustard seeds
	1 tsp Cumin seeds
	1 cup Apple cider vinegar
	Olive oil for serving
	1 tbsp Sugar
	Kosher Salt to taste

Nutritional information

Calories

2.2g

Fat

7.1g

Carbohydrate

1.2g

Protein

0mg

Cholesterol

26mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

3 large Tomatoes
sliced 1/2" thick
1 English cucumber
sliced
1 small Red onion
thinly sliced
⅓ cup Cilantro
fresh
2 tsp Coriander
seeds
2 tsp Mustard
seeds
1 tsp Cumin
seeds
1 cup Apple cider vinegar
Olive oil
for serving
1 tbsp Sugar
Kosher Salt
to taste

Vegan Cucumber Tomato Salad

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:

So, how to make Cucumber Tomato Salad?

Steps to make Vegan Cucumber Tomato Salad

1	Prepare onion	1
Place chopped onion in a ceramic or glass bowl.
2	Prepare seasoning	2
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.
3	Add liquid	2
Add vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar and salt to taste. Allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sugar and salt is dissolved.
4	Marinade onions	1h
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.
5	Drain liquid	2
Drain the dressing from the onions, leaving a remaining ¼ cup of the pickling liquid.
6	Prepare salad	3
Arrange tomatoes, cucumber and pickled onions on a serving platter. Dress salad with drizzles of olive oil and the remaining ¼ cup pickling liquid.
7	Serve	1
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!

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.