This Tomato, Cucumber, and Red Onion Salad with Latholemono Dressing is so refreshing and easy to make. The dressing is simply fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, and minced garlic, and can be made at the same time as the salad.
The key to this salad's deliciousness is fresh, ripe tomatoes. I found mine at a market that is known for its fresh produce, and they were worth the special trip.
While the recipe calls for unpeeled cucumber, you can peel it if you prefer. I also tossed in a few pieces of kalamata olives for their saltiness.
I am participating in the one year anniversary blog tour to celebrate the cookbook, It's all Greek to Me. The book is full of authentic, delicious, and healthy Greek recipes by Debbie Matenopoulos.
Tomato, Cucumber, and Red Onion Salad with Latholemono Dressing
Reprinted with permission from It's all Greek to Me #OneYrGreek
Tomato, Cucumber, and
Red Onion Salad
This
fantastic summer salad is so easy to prepare. It pairs well with lamb, fish,
chicken, and vegetarian main dishes alike.
SERVES 4
1 seedless English cucumber, unpeeled,
sliced into
1-inch chunks
4 to 5 large ripe tomatoes, sliced into
wedges
1 large red onion, thinly sliced into
half-moons
1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh
Italian flat-leaf parsley or fresh dill
1 recipe Latholemono
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Toss
the cucumber, tomatoes, onion, and parsley or dill together in a large salad
bowl. Add the
Latholemono. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside to
marinate at room temperature for up to 1 hour.
VARIATION: For a more soothing and cooling salad, leave out the red
onion. For a crunchier salad, leave out the tomato. If you’d like a more acidic
salad to pair with a rich main course, omit the cucumber. In other words, make
it your own!
Latholemono Dressing
In a shaker, add 4 to 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 1/2 tsp sea salt, 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper, 1 clove garlic, minced, and 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil. Shake to emulsify, and add to the salad.
Check out the blogs below for more recipes for the #OneYrGreek anniversary tour!
Disclosure: I received a review copy of the book to participate.
That salad looks like a delicious plate full of summer! I'm saving for the upcoming storm of summer tomatoes - can't wait for that to start! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Kate! I love that. Plate full of summer!
Deletethis looks so bright and flavorful! I am so looking forward to my fresh garden tomatoes, I pick them in the warm sun and eat them like an apple... I'll have to set a few aside for a salad like this!
ReplyDeleteThis has be craving Summer food - love the idea of this dressing!
ReplyDeleteI love this salad. Although I've never seen this cookbook, I made a closely related salad all summer long - and if this is the type of recipe that It's All Greek to Me has, I'll bet I'd love it.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds lovely. Going to give this a go. thanks for sharing this recipe.
ReplyDeleteSimon
This sounds lovely and really tasty. Thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteSimon