Cucumber & Cilantro Salad with carrots and tomatoes
July 8th 2009 04:08
Lara M. posted on Food Slate yesterday a Refreshing Cucumber and Coriander Salad with Lime Juice. I'm not a huge fan of cilantro (coriander, for those of you not in the U.S.), but decided I'd try a variation of it. In Lara M's post - About Coriander - she mentions that flat parsley is a milder substitute. So for my salad, I decided to combine cilantro and flat parsley. Her recipe calls for two bunches of coriander, but I only used about 1/2 bunch of cilantro and 1/2 bunch of flat parsley. I cut the cucumber into matchsticks, and added about 1/2 cup of matchstick carrots, and 1 cup of diced tomatoes. For the dressing, I used 1/8 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon Balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar, and about 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. I also used my garlic pepper grinder to liberally season the salad after tossing with the dressing.
I served this on a bed of Romaine lettuce leaves with my roasted pork tenderloin. We topped off the meal with some zuchini and yellow squash sauteed in butter and garlic pepper.
Cilantro, cucumber, carrot, tomato salad
I served this on a bed of Romaine lettuce leaves with my roasted pork tenderloin. We topped off the meal with some zuchini and yellow squash sauteed in butter and garlic pepper.
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Comment by Lara M
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Your variation looks scrumptious -- love the combination
p/s...love the look of your site -- very cute.