Cucumber Tomato Salad | Keto | Low Carb | Cooking With Thatown2

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats, while sunflower oil is budget-friendly.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onion

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onion adds freshness, while white onion is often less expensive.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice provides a zesty flavor, while vinegar is a cost-effective alternative.

parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: spinach

Cilantro adds unique flavor, while spinach is more affordable.

Start with a large bowl to make the sauce.

Add extra virgin olive oil and white wine vinegar to the bowl.

Squeeze in dijon mustard and season with kosher salt, black pepper, oregano, basil, and mint.

Add lemon juice from a squirt bottle to the sauce and whisk together.

Take 2 medium cucumbers, clean them, and cut off the edges.

Use a vegetable peeler to create slits on each side of the cucumbers for presentation (optional).

Rough chop the cucumbers into thick slices and place them in a separate bowl.

Take 3 roma tomatoes and rough chop them into pieces similar in size to the cucumbers, then add to the bowl.

Dice a green bell pepper and a yellow onion (substituting for red onion) and add to the bowl with the cucumbers and tomatoes.

Season the vegetable mixture with additional oregano and toss to combine all ingredients.

Do not pour the sauce over the salad yet; keep it separate for meal prep purposes.

When ready to eat, shake the sauce and pour it over the salad, letting it sit for 15 to 30 minutes to soak up the flavors.

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