Tomato, cucumber salad with tangy dressing | Glutenfreewhisk

Refreshing salads are best meal that one can make if you are in hurry, which are healthy and super quick to fix. My Tomato, cucumber salad is one such recipe that you can enjoy daily as the tomato and cucumber helps in providing fiber, water, vitamins and minerals with the freshness of mint leaves and the tangy kick of lemon. This recipe can be enjoyed just like that or as a side of your lunch or dinner.

This recipe is packed with Vitamin C, K, A, Potassium, antioxidants, water and the crunch and energy from the seed of your choice. I have used muskmelon seeds that are rich in healthy fat, fiber, and some amount of protein. Also, I have added pomegranate seeds that are rich in antioxidants, micronutrients and is great for the natural glow on your face if added regularly on your diet.

So yes, this sweet and tangy salad recipe has to be your next pick even if you are not a salad fan. Trust me this recipe will make you fall in love with salads. A great summer salad recipe. And it is so simple to make this tangy salad with minimal ingredients that are mostly available in your homes. Tomatoes, cucumber, lemon, sugar, olive oil, mint and coriander leaves. So, just get your bowl and follow the recipe to make this amazing tomato, cucumber salad with tangy dressing.

Instead of diluting lemon with water, I have used cucumber juice as I have it handy, a leftover from past salad. But if you don't have it, you can skip it all together and it won't make any difference. Also, the overall salad recipe is quite flexible, and you can make various, additions, replacements are to your choice.

You can even try my Refreshing Cucumber salad with curd that adds another note to flavors, yet it is so simple and easy to make quick salad recipe. Serving salad in a perfect bowl is always a challenge, to solve this you can check this pure home and living ceramic microwave safe bowl. Making salads in glass bowl should be done instead of steel or plastic bowl, I use Cello zenith round bowl, that are microwave safe and are in good size. Perfect to make and mix salads.

One of my favorite salads that is refreshing, protein rich, fibrous and just perfect is Mixed chickpeas and cape gooseberry salad and I will recommend everyone to try this. Another summer recipe for salads with cucumber is cucumber salad with sesame and soy. This is very similar to the viral carrot or retinol salad yet so different in textures. Trust me, you have to try both of these.

Salads for a month has been a great change for me, and I have enjoyed making and eating all these salads. 

INGREDIENTS - 

1 chopped cucumber

2 tomatoes chopped

2 tsp juice of cucumber (optional)

1-2 tbsp olive oil

Juice of half a lemon

1 tbsp Muskmelon seeds (or any seed of your choice)

8-10 Roughly chopped mint leaves

Some roughly chopped coriander leaves

1 tbsp pomegranate seeds

2 tsp brown sugar

1 tsp salt

METHOD - 

1. In a glass bowl add olive oil, cucumber juice, lemon juice, salt and sugar and whisk well until the sugar dissolves.

2. Add the cucumber, tomatoes, muskmelon seeds, pomegranate seeds, mint and coriander leaves and mix well.

3. Serve cool in separate bowls garnishing with mint leaves and pomegranate seeds.

Note - You can use cherry tomatoes diced in half instead of regular tomatoes. I used red but small regular tomatoes as cherry tomatoes were not available around my place.

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Tomato, Cucumber Salad with tangy dressing | Glutenfreewhisk 

Tomato, Cucumber summer salad | Glutenfreewhisk