My Mothers Easy Cucumber Salad With Tomatoes And Chives Food

CUCUMBER TOMATO ONION SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and basil.
• In a separate bowl or jar, whisk or shake together olive oil and vinegar. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Allow the salad to marinate for about 30 minutes - 1 hour at room temperature or in the fridge (if you prefer a cold salad).

EASY CUCUMBER, TOMATO AND RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and slice the cucumber into coins and add to a bowl. Slice the tomatoes and red onion and add to the cucumber.
• Mix together all the dressing ingredients and pour over the salad.
• Toss well and serve.

MY MOTHER'S EASY CUCUMBER SALAD WITH TOMATOES AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Peel the cucumber. Sometimes we just dragged a fork down the unpeeled cucumber over and over to create a striped design. Chop the cucumber into quarter-inch pieces. We always included the seeds in the regular cucumbers, but nowadays, chefs would probably leave them out.
• Combine the cucumber, vinegar and chives in a medium bowl. My mother used plain white vinegar, but you may wish to experiment with one of the many vinegar varieties.
• Chop the tomato into roughly the same size pieces as the cucumber pieces. Add to the bowl and salt to taste.
• Refrigerate about 4 hours until nicely chilled and serve with a slotted spoon.