Fresh and Tasty Cucumber Salad
We just love this fresh and tasty cucumber salad. It's a quick and easy side salad to throw together, packed with flavour and perfect alongside any summer dinner recipes.
Cucumber salad ingredients
- ½ cucumber - quartered and sliced
- 250g baby plum tomatoes - halved
- ¼ cup black pitted olives - halved
- 2 teaspoon capers
- ½ small red onion - finely diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tbs balsamic salad dressing
How to make cucumber salad
Tumble all the ingredients together into a bowl and toss well with your hands to coat everything.
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Make cucumber salad your way
- Switch the oregano for snips of fresh dill
- Switch the balsamic dressing for simple french dressing or creamy blue cheese.
- Add in some feta cheese or crispy bacon.
How to serve cucumber salad
- Perfect alongside summer pasta recipes.
- Serve with BBQ chicken, hot dogs or steak.
- Put into small pots and pack into lunch boxes.
- Keep some made up in the fridge for healthy snacking.
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Fresh and Tasty Cucumber Salad
Delicious flavoursome summer side salad
Ingredients
- ½ cucumber - quartered and sliced
- 250g baby plum tomatoes - halved
- large handful of black olives
- 2 teaspoon capers
- ½ small red onion - finely diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tbs balsamic salad dressing
Instructions
- Tumble all the ingredients together into a bowl and toss well with your hands to coat everything.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 77Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 237mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 2g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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