We don’t get enough of cucumber season. So when the cucumbers and tomatoes are in season at the Farmers’ Market or in our garden, I do go a little crazy. Can you blame me?
We eat 1 of 3 cucumber and/or tomato salads just about every day.
I already shared one with you — the cucumber yogurt/kefir salad — and this post includes another. If you’re counting, that means I still have one more to show you. 😉
Mediterranean Cucumber-Tomato-Mint Salad
I add the optional feta whenever I can — my homemade feta is a raw, cultured food, making this a probiotic dish. Using one of the raw vinegars or Kombucha also adds beneficial organisms.
Ingredients
- a couple cucumbers peeled and diced (or not peeled, up to you)
- a couple vine-ripe tomatoes
- 1/2 an onion diced
- feta cheese optional
- garlic crushed, optional
- sea salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- extra virgin olive oil to taste
- lemon juice fresh, to taste (or raw apple cider vinegar, coconut vinegar, or Kombucha*)
- dried mint a few generous pinches (more if fresh)
Instructions
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Toss all ingredients together in a salad bowl.
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Easy-peasy!
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Best eaten when fresh, although this does keep for a day or so in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
*I like this apple cider vinegar. Make your own kombucha! Recipe here.
What are your favorite seasonal salads? Are you loading up on anything while the gettins’ good?
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I just posted a VERY similar recipe. Great minds think alike 🙂
Wardee!
I’ve been making this salad all summer!
I also love to add an avocado, sprouted mung beans, sprouted lentils, sprouted (cooked) black beans, and sunflower seeds. These additions make this a meal! I make up a batch and eat it mostly every day for lunch…it’s so satisfying. Of course, now that I’ve learned how to make sourdough English muffins, I usually have one of those as well. : )
Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to see what else you do with cucumbers!
In terms of salads, I just love anything with tomatoes – good thing my garden is full of them! Your cucumber tomato mint salad sounds lovely and refreshing – I’ll definitely be trying it.
Oh my, I truly could eat this at any time of day ~ it’s so healthful and yummy.
Wardee, your photo is absolutely stunning as well, you’ve really captured the freshness and colors perfectly. Beautifully done. xo
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