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; allow to drain for about 15 minutes.

Step 2

Toss drained cucumber with tomato, sweet onion, parsley, and mint. Drizzle salad with olive oil and fresh lemon juice; season with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.