Tomato and Cucumber Salad

A light and fresh salad of crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and crunchy pistachios tossed in a sweet creamy lemon dressing.

This is a delicious, fresh, light, and simple salad.  I had seen many variations of this salad on all sorts of blogs and had to try my own version.  It's great with just the tomatoes and cucumbers, but I wanted it to be a bit more filling so added pistachios (I also love the crunchy texture they add).  A simple lemon juice dressing was the obvious choice for this salad and since I added pistachios I also decided to add a little honey.  I love honey with pistachios.  I also had a little Garlic & Fine Herbs Boursin cheese left from something else I made so I added that to the mix too.  It made a delicious combination. I had this salad to accompany a snack platter for a light dinner and leftover salad made a great lunch.

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Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

4 roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2 cucumbers, seeded and chopped
1 lemon, juice of
1 cup roasted pistachios
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp Boursin cheese (optional)
Salt to taste

First mix together the dressing.  Juice one lemon and to the juice add honey and Boursin.  Mix thoroughly.  Or you could use Honey Lemon Oregano Dressing.

Toss together the tomatoes, cucumbers, and pistachios.  Then toss everything in the dressing.  Add a little salt to taste and let sit for up to 1 hour for the flavors to meld. It can also be refrigerated for a day or two.  Beware though, after too long the pistachios lose their crunchiness (but I still enjoy the texture of them they just become kind of chewy).

Makes about 4 servings.

Enjoy.

Check out Honey Lemon Oregano Dressing, mentioned above, in:

Lamb Salad

For more light and fresh salads check out:

Greek Salad

Tropical Fruit Salad

Pigeon Pea Salad

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Simple Carrot and Cucumber Salad

A 3 ingredient salad of carrots, cucumbers and lemon juice.  So simple yet so tasty.

I was looking for salad ideas to accompany my Spiced Lamb and Hummus.  Since I wanted to keep to the same Mediterranean theme I searched for ideas in a Greek cookbook that I have.  I knew I could make the usual Greek Salad but I wanted something different and simpler.  When I came across this salad I knew instantly that I had my salad.  What could be easier than only 3 ingredients (I guess only 1 or two, but...)?  I love carrot not to mention they add terrific color to any meal.  I was a little skeptical because the carrots are just tossed in lemon juice and I thought it would be too sour but the sweetness of the carrots blends with the tartness of the lemon juice to make one amazing flavor.  The cucumbers may seem like a random addition but they also taste great with lemon juice and add a different type of crispness to the salad.  I actually used the cucumbers to scoop up hummus and lamb.  Now my new favorite way to eat hummus is on a cucumber.

Simple Carrot and Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

2 carrots, coarsely shredded
1 cucumber, sliced
1 lemon, juiced
salt to taste

I used my food processor to shred the carrots and I shredded them long ways to have longer strips of carrot (this adds to the texture of the salad).

Place shredded carrots, cucumber slices, and lemon juice in a large bowl and toss to combine.  Add some salt if desired (I think I forgot to add salt and it was still delicious).

Cover salad and refrigerate for about 1 hour to allow flavors to meld.  Serve cold or at room temperature.

Makes 4-6 servings

Enjoy.

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