Tomato, Cucumber & Herb Salad

Name: Tomato, Cucumber & Herb Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: middle eastern
Ingredients: 3 medium tomatoes (small dice); 1 large cucumber (small dice); 0.25 small red onion (fine dice); 2 big handfuls parsley and mint (chopped); 1 whole lemon (juiced); 1.5 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 tsp flaky salt

The chopped salad half the world eats daily: tomato, cucumber, onion, herbs, lemon, oil. That’s it.

10 mineasy4 servings$middle easternVeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-free

Why it earns its place. Two vegetables and a fistful of herbs beside every plate — the habit that quietly adds up.

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Ingredients · 4 servings

3 mediumtomatoes — small dice
1 largecucumber — small dice
0.25 smallred onion — fine dice
2 big handfulsparsley and mint — chopped
1 wholelemon — juiced
1.5 tbspolive oil
0.5 tspflaky salt

No major allergens among the listed ingredients — always check labels, brands vary.

Method

Dice everything small and even — the little cubes are the point.
8 min
Toss with lemon, oil, and salt just before serving.
Taste; it should be bright enough to squint at.

Nutrition per serving

80calories

1 gprotein

7 gcarbs

6 gfat

2 gfiber

0.8 gsat fat

170 mgsodium

0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 5 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

cultureAdd feta or chickpeas to make it lunch (adjust allergens)

availabilityLime for lemon, cilantro for parsley — different continent, same idea

cultureA pinch of sumac if the jar exists

Storage. Best within the hour; drains and dulls overnight.

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