Yay! For my 500th post!!!!
Our local deli serves the cucumber and tomato salad that inspired this cucumber salad recipe. Although I can never actually taste the cucumbers or tomatoes in theirs, since it’s drenched in bottled Italian dressing. Since it uses two veggies that are ripe in the garden right now, it was the perfect choice for us!
Although Pumpkin’s mostly outgrown his sous chef stage, he mixed together the dressing, while I sliced the veggies. 🙂
Italian Cucumber Salad
Ingredients:
2 cucumbers, 8 roma tomatoes, 1/2 c. fresh grated cheese (I use pecorino romano), 1/3 c. white vinegar, 3 Tbsp. olive oil, 2 Tbsp. sugar, 1 Tbsp. minced garlic, 1 Tbsp. parsley, 2 tsp. marjoram, 2 tsp. basil, 2 tsp. oregano, 1 tsp. sage, fresh ground sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper
Directions:
Slice cucumbers and roma tomatoes and set aside. Mix together remaining ingredients. Pour dressing over veggies and toss. Serve chilled.
Cucumber Week:
Pickled Cucumber Salad, Italian Cucumber Salad, Greek Cucumber Salad, Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad, Bleu Cheese Cucumber Salad, Salmon Cucumber Salad, Spicy Cucumber Salad
What’s growing fresh in your garden this week?
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Oh, I’ve seen this salad before, although my family’s section of Italy probably wouldn’t have included the oregano; the marjoram would have been enough. And why do deli’s insist on dumping all of that dressing on their salads? It makes them so unappealing. Yours here, though, looks to be dressed perfectly and looks delicious..
Thanks John! 🙂 Yes, I think this is the most common form of cucumber salad.
the more cheese the better!!! yummy!
Haha, it def adds something extra.
Ha, come on over to our place. We’re having a tomato week. Maybe we can have some sort of trade. OK, seriously. I’ve loved both recipes and can’t wait to see more.
Our tomatoes are just starting, harvested a few roma tomatoes and cherry tomatoes… Can’t wait for the rest!
500 posts?!?! Wow, that’s so awesome!! Congrats. And lovely salad – how can you go wrong with cucumber week?
Thanks Courtney! 🙂 It’s perfectly cool & refreshing for the heat we’re having!
This looks delicious! That bruschetta salad sounds fantastic as well. Our garden has officially given up in the heat and I miss it! Only another month or two though until we can start on the fall garden.
Thanks Mary! We’ve lost a few plants in the heat too…. what do you plant in your fall garden?
Yea, and such a colorful and appetizing salad.
Thanks 🙂
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