Cool Cucumber & Tasty Tomato Salad

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It’s hot in Texas. Triple degree hot and y’all, it’s not even officially summer yet! When it’s this hot outside, nothing hits the snack spot like a nice cool cucumber and tomato salad. What makes it even better? Grandma’s garden fresh tomatoes! Now I realize not everyone has access to tomatoes fresh from the garden but those make the best salad. If you go with store bought, that’s fine too! This is a super easy recipe but one that YOU adjust to your liking.

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Ingredients

  • 3 large tomatoes

  • 2 cucumbers

  • 1 red onion

  • fresh dill

  • zesty Italian dressing

  • apple cider vinegar

  • granulated sugar

  • avocado

  • salt & pepper

  • 1 or 2 gallon ziplock bag

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Directions

  • Peel the cucumbers and cut into thin slices(roughly 1/8th inch thick)
  • Cut the tomatoes into wedges (up to you on how large or small the wedges are)
  • Thinly slice the red onion
  • Chop up fresh dill (up to you on how much or how little you want to add
  • Combine the cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and dill in a bowl, set aside
  • In a small mixing bowl, add 1/2 cup zesty Italian dressing, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/4 cup water, a dash of salt and pepper. Stir well.
  • At this point, this is where you start adjusting to your liking. If it’s a little too tart, add a pinch of sugar. Want a little more zest? Add a little more Italian dressing. All a little too much? Add a little more water. When I make this, I always end up adding just a pinch of sugar but I definitely adjust all the other ingredients until it tastes just right.
  • Add the cucumber, tomatoes, onions and dill into the ziplock bag. Sprinkle some additional salt and pepper in the bag and then add the mixture. Close the bag and shake well. You can keep it in the ziplock bag or go ahead and transfer into a large bowl to refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • Once it sets, add a little more fresh dill on top as well as some sliced avocado. Enjoy!