My husband introduced me to his special Tomato & Cucumber Salad just a few years ago, and I’ve been loving it ever since. We eat a ton of tomatoes and garlic around here, so we can usually throw this together at the last minute and have a scrumptious, healthy, and cheap side dish for just about any meal.
Per serving, it only costs around 41 cents and that is without shopping sales or using coupons on anything. You can pair this with some Choripán or just some grilled chicken. We love it in the summer, and I hope you will too!
Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 3 Roma tomatoes
- 1 cucumber peeled
Dressing:
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic minced; about 1 1/2 tsp.
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp sugar
Instructions
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Cut each tomato in half lengthwise, then slice into thin half moons. Do the same with the cucumber. Put the tomatoes and cucumbers in a serving bowl.
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Combine all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk.
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Pour over the tomatoes and cucumber and mix together.
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Chill before serving if desired.
Recipe Notes
Serves 4 as a side dish.
Cost to Make Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Tomatoes – $0.57
Cucumber – $0.63
Olive oil – $0.25
Vinegar – $0.05
Garlic – $0.06
Salt – $0.02
Pepper – $0.01
Dijon mustard – $0.02
Sugar – $0.02
Total cost – $1.63
Cost per serving – $0.41
How often do you use tomatoes or garlic in your cooking?
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Yum!! My daughter would love this!!
Oh, good! Our daughter loves it, even though she sometimes dislikes cucumbers.
Oh yum! This sounds delicious and I have a few meals it would go well with!
Awesome to hear, Ana! You can’t go wrong with a simple salad.
Oh, Charlee. My mouth is watering! Yum!! Especially with garden tomatoes, this would be a hit!! Thanks for sharing. Tweeted!
I wish I had started our garden this year so we had some tomatoes right about now! Thank you so much for always sharing, Elizabeth!
Yummy! Looks like a wonderful summer recipe. 🙂
It’s one of my favorites for sure! Thank you, Kate, for coming over!
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Great, Megan, thanks!
This is one of my favourite salads except I usually serve mine with an Italian dressing. I’ll have to give your version a try!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
I hope you had a lovely weekend.
xoxo
Italian dressing would be great, too! Thanks for visiting, Jennifer 🙂
Hi Charlee,
That salad looks so yummy! I am currently trying to start a weekly What’s Cooking Wednesday link party, I would love for you to join! Here’s the link the one that is currently open. Feel free to link up any other recipes as well!
http://sundaesandspaghetti.blogspot.com/2014/08/diy-pen-holder.html?showComment=1407754592252#c139838669797798494
Danielle, thank you so much for stopping by and inviting me to your link party. I’ll be sure to check it out today!
I’ve been needing some more healthy recipes! This sounds great, and perfect for summer. Thanks for sharing with Hump Day Happenings!
I love that it’s tasty AND healthy! Always glad to link up, Jenna!
Looks yummy! I love bright summer salads, and this one looks super simple! I’ll be giving this a try 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing with us at the NEW #PinFest! Make sure you come and party with us again tonight at 7 CST! We’d love to have you!! xChels
Thanks, Chels! Love partying with you 🙂