Lettuce Salad with Tomato and Cucumber
Lettuce Salad with Tomato and Cucumber. Lettuce is a rich source of vitamins K and A and possesses numerous impressive health benefits.
Ingredients
- 2 medium 1 lb Cucumbers
- 4 medium bunch 1 lb Tomatoes coarsely chopped
- 1 large bunch 1 lb lettuce coarsely chopped
- 1 small bunch Dill finely chopped
- ¼ cup white or red onion sliced
- 2 tbsp extra virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
- Garlic and vinegar to taste optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all ingredients in order as listed and as you are preparing them (washing and chopping the vegetables).
- Stir well and gently, and serve immediately or within a few hours.
Notes
Store: To make ahead, refrigerate all vegetables covered in a bowl, and add oils, salt and pepper right before serving (as soon as you add salt - salad "leaks").
- Use garden's bounty or winter store's availability. Any type of cucumbers (pickle, dill, garden, long English, Persian), peeled or not, work.
- Any type of full-grown, grape or cherry tomatoes work.
- As for lettuce - Boston, red leaf, romaine, butter, green leaf are great. Just make sure to chop all vegetables in similar sizes.