Refreshing Cucumber and Tomatoe Salad
"An excellent side dish for cookouts or pot-lucks."
photo by David04
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded, cut the long way and sliced
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tomatoes, largely diced
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1⁄2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons Splenda sugar substitute
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dill weed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt, if needed
- 1⁄4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
directions
- Put the cucumber slices in a strainer and sprinkle with the 3/4 tsp salt, coat well.
- Place the strainer over an empty bowl.
- Put in refrigerator in order to allow the cucumbers to drain their liquid for about 40-45 minutes.
- After draining time, remove any excess moisture from the cucumbers in the strainer.
- Place the cucumbers in a large bowl.
- Add the tomatoes and onions.
- In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, cider vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, splenda, dill weed, pepper and cayenne pepper.
- Pour over the salad mixture and toss.
- Sprinkle with the crumbled feta cheese.
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Reviews
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I remember having a tomato salad about 4 years ago for the first time and just recently remembered again how great it was and wanted to try and make it myself, This is not the excact recipe I remember but is still so yummy and have already made it twice this week!
