This Crunchy Cucumber Tomato Salad is a staple in our residence from spring till the tip of summer season and I hope you get pleasure from this straightforward salad too!
Once I consider simple, scrumptious, refreshing, and nutritious salads for the summer season, that is the one which involves thoughts.
Each cucumbers and tomatoes—the celebrities of this recipe— are each hydrating greens, accessible in the summertime months, and wealthy in antioxidants. Moreover, cucumbers are one of many best greens to develop (in my view).
Cucumbers include vitamin Okay, potassium, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, copper, vitamin C, and magnesium. Tomatoes are wealthy in antioxidants, most notably lycopene. Along with chopped tomatoes and cucumbers, I like including zesty crimson onion, tons of contemporary dill and parsley, and sometimes castelvetrano olives.
What I get pleasure from most about this salad is the simplicity and suppleness—it takes about 10 minutes to throw collectively and might be loved as a facet dish or an entree.
To make this an entree dish, increase the fats, protein, and starchy carbohydrate(s) by following the Foundational 5 system for a balanced plate. A couple of concepts so that you can improve the balanced meal elements embrace: avocado, edamame, grilled shrimp, fish, smoked salmon, rooster, tofu, boiled eggs, hemp seeds, cooked quinoa, and the record goes on.