Cucumber Tomato Salad with Sweet Lime Vinaigrette

Prep time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This delicious cucumber and tomato salad is tossed with fresh cilantro and crushed peanuts in a sweet and tangy dressing of rice vinegar, lime juice, and sugar.

Ingredients

1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste
1 large cucumber
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and cut into wedges
1/4 medium red onion, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons chopped peanuts

Directions

1 Make the dressing: Stir vinegar, lime juice, and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar dissolves.
2 Make the salad: Hold cucumber upright and use a peeler to remove strips of peel lengthwise, making a pattern of peeled and unpeeled strips all the way around for a decorative effect. Cut cucumber in half lengthwise, then thinly slice each half.
3 Place cucumber into a salad bowl with tomatoes and red onion; mix to combine. Pour dressing over salad and mix until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
4 Just before serving, stir cilantro into salad and sprinkle chopped peanuts over top.