Yogurt Tomato Salad
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"A salad for a light dinner, or a light lunch"
photo by Nif_H
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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1 salad
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 peeled medium cucumber
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 medium tomatoes, cored, cut into 1/2 inch cubes and drained
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 1⁄3 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons cumin
directions
- half cucumbers lenghtwise, and remove seeds, then slice thinly.
- Place cucumbers into a medium bowl, and sprinkle with salt.
- Let stand for 1 hour.
- Drain, squeezing cucumber slightly to remove excessive moisture.
- Add tomatoes, and onion.
- Mix yogurt, parsley, cilantro, and cumin in a separate bowl.
- Pour over vegetables and gently toss.
- Cover and chill until serving time.
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Reviews
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Fresh and refreshing - this is a great salad. I made some changes but kept the integrity of the dish. I used long English cucumber, so I didn't bother peeling or seeding it and it looks nicer if you don't! I also made 1/2 of the dressing with only 1/2 teaspoon of cumin, which was perfect for me. Made for wc's Football Pool win for week 3. Thanks weekend cooker! :) -
Superb. I changed up the texture by shredding the cucumber and chopping the tomato to a medium dice. I used delicious and very healthy sheep yoghurt - it adds a richness and is less acidic. A very refreshing salad!
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This is a very refreshing salad with bright flavours and the yogurt dressing really cuts the fat from my normal mayonnaise-based dressings. For me, there was possibly a touch too much cumin but that's just personal taste. I could see using this dressing for all sorts of recipes but next I'll try it with turkey burgers. Thanks for a lovely salad recipe! Made for PAC 2012. -
This was a little too creamy for me....I halved the sauce as suggested by other posters, but it was still too much for me. I thought it overpowered the flavor of the cucumber and tomatoes. I did use fresh parsley and cilantro. I also salted and drained the cucumbers. The cumin added an unexpected element in the sauce, which accompanied the cucumber and tomato very well. I could see adding some diced avocado as well. -
It's amazing what the cumin does for this salad. I very much liked the sound of this salad with one exception, the cucumber!. Not being a great fan of them I almost passed it up but then decided to make it with zucchini instead. It was wonderful, everything worked together perfectly and lunch was very much enjoyed. :D
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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weekend cooker
United States
<p>Hello everyone, My name is Doug and I am the host of I recommend tag.I am in my early 40's, I am married, with two children. Michael 14, and katherine 10 . I started to learn to cook, after I got married, when my wife started working nights, and I couldn't get around because I had my entire left leg rebuilt. I just completed remodeling my entire house, and am very active at volunteering at my childrens schools.<br />Rating System <br />5 stars- Outstanding (4 out 4 ) in family enjoyed. <br />4 stars - Very good (3 out of 4) in family enjoyed. Will make no adjustments. <br />3 stars - good, might consider an adjustment <br />2 stars- Okay- will make adjustment <br />1 star- debatable I will make again, would with right adjustment <br />0 stars - Will not attempt again.</p>
