Middle Eastern Tomato Salad

A fresh summertime salad of garden cucumbers, tomatoes, and sweet onion is flavored generously with parsley and fresh mint. The dressing is just olive oil and lemon juice.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 48 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste
• 1 cup seeded, finely diced cucumber
• 1 cup finely diced tomato
• 1 cup finely diced sweet onion (such as Vidalia®)
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
• 0.75 cup finely chopped mint, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place diced cucumber into a colander and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt or as needed; allow to drain for about 15 minutes. Toss drained cucumber with tomato, sweet onion, parsley, and mint. Drizzle salad with olive oil and fresh lemon juice and season with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.