Love tomato salads? Try Fresh Tomato Salad, Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salad, and Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella Salad. This tomato cucumber salad with red onion is just that: pure ingredients that when marinaded bring together the richest of flavors. This salad is perfect as a side dish for meals on the patio or summer barbecues: it goes with anything and everything. And the flavor is like pure gold.
Farmers market tomatoes or garden grown are best. We recommend buying your tomatoes at a farmers market if you have access to one, or growing them yourself. Store bought can work, too. Try to find the best looking heirloom tomatoes you can buy at your local grocery store. Hydroponic greenhouse tomatoes tend to have better flavors. Find multi-colored for a vibrant look. Multi-colored tomatoes work well here: the more the colors, the more vibrant the salad!
Soak the onion: Thinly slice the onion and let it soak for a few minutes in cold water. This helps to remove the strong bite of the onion. Cut the veggies: Meanwhile, cut the cucumber into half-moons and the tomato into wedges. Finely chop the herbs. Marinade: Combine all the veggies and herbs with olive oil, red wine vinegar and kosher salt. Allow it to marinade for at least 30 minutes, then serve.
The time lets the flavors meld and develop. We tasted this salad before and after the marinading time, and you’ll notice a difference. Marinading makes the flavors more developed than when the salad is freshly mixed together. Let it do its magic while you’re getting together the rest of the meal! Make ahead tip: If you’d like, you can make this salad up to 2 hours in advance and store it covered at room temperature until serving. We recommend to not refrigerate this salad: it dulls the flavors.
Do you have to use heirloom tomatoes in this recipe? Not at all. We just love the look that heirloom tomatoes give, with all their vibrant colors. They also typically have a variety and nuance in flavor that makes the overall salad more intriguing. But you can use any ripe tomato that you like.
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