A refreshing cucumber tomato salad is dressed with an herb-infused dressing that’s easy and simple to make.

This simple cucumber and tomato salad is the ideal fresh side dish to serve atpicnics,barbecues, andpotlucks.

Of course, salting helps reduce the chances of a watery salad, but some moisture is inevitable.

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The herbs will oxidize, and the vegetables will become soft and watery.

So this salad is best served and eaten immediately.

What’s the Best Tomato To Use in Cucumber Tomato Salad?

Southern Living Cucumber Tomato Salad ingredients

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This recipe calls for vine-ripened tomatoes, so it’s still good outside of the summer months.

Vine-ripened tomatoes are much better year-round than common beefsteak or heirloom varieties, as are cherry and grape tomatoes.

)English cucumber, quartered lengthwise and sliced into 1/2-in.

Cucumber Tomato Salad in a bowl - Southern Living

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Let stand 15 minutes; discard liquid.

Southern Living Cucumber Tomato Salad draining the salad after salting the vegetables

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Southern Living Cucumber Tomato Salad whisking together the dressing

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Southern Living Cucumber Tomato Salad in the bowl to serve

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