Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad | Flavor Makers Series | McCormick

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier; canola oil is budget-friendly.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has additional health benefits; white vinegar is cheaper.

Use a glass jar to make the dressing.

Add oil to the jar.

Add French’s Mustard to the jar.

Add cider vinegar to the jar (can substitute with red wine or balsamic).

Add sugar to the jar (optional substitutes: maple syrup, honey, or agave).

Add McCormick Spices garlic to the jar.

Add salt and pepper to the jar.

Shake the jar to combine the dressing ingredients.

In a bowl, place halved cherry tomatoes.

Use a plastic container lid to hold the tomatoes while slicing them in half with a knife.

Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the salad bowl.

Half a cucumber and remove the seeds using a spoon.

Slice the hollowed cucumber into half moons and add to the salad bowl.

Add red onion to the salad bowl.

Pour the dressing over the vegetables in the bowl.

Toss the vegetables together with the dressing.

Refrigerate the salad for 30 minutes to let flavors merge.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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