Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Name: Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 cup Peach Dressing; 1 medium English cucumber; 2 pounds multicolored heirloom tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/3-in.-thick slices; ¾ cup thinly vertically sliced red onion; ½ cup small basil leaves, divided; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided; .38 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 Ratings
2 Reviews

Sweet peach dressing amps up the summery deliciousness in this simple salad.

By Robin Bashinsky

Recipe by Cooking Light July 2016

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Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Graham Yelton

Recipe Summary

active:

15 mins

total:

25 mins

Yield:

Serves 8

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 cup Peach Dressing
1 medium English cucumber
2 pounds multicolored heirloom tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/3-in.-thick slices
¾ cup thinly vertically sliced red onion
½ cup small basil leaves, divided
1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
.38 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Step 1
Place Peach Dressing in a large bowl. Peel cucumber at 1/2-inch intervals, leaving some strips of peel; halve lengthwise. Remove seeds, and slice diagonally. Add cucumber, tomatoes, onion, 1/4 cup basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to dressing. Toss well; let stand 3 minutes.

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Step 2
Arrange salad on a platter; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 cup basil and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

127 calories; fat 10.5g; saturated fat 1.4g; mono fat 7.4g; poly fat 1.2g; protein 1g; carbohydrates 8g; fiber 2g; iron 1mg; sodium 247mg; calcium 23mg; sugars 6g; added sugar 1g.

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daneanp

09/09/2016

Perfect with fresh heirlooms from the garden. Definitely a seasonal recipe worth keeping!

AnnMarie

06/21/2016

I made this last night for an informal family graduation party. It was a big hit! Easy to make and the peach dressing was yummy! I used a variety pack of tomatoes that included all shapes, colors and sizes. Beautiful presentation...

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