This salad is a perfect side dish for any phase of the South Beach Diet, or any other diet for that matter, and it's an incredible tasting summer treat for anyone, whether or not you're on a diet. I think it pairs wonderfully with any kind of grilled meat or fish.
Ingredients
- seeded, finely diced cucumber: 1 cup
- salt: 1 tsp
- tomato: 1 cup (finely diced)
- sweet onion (such as Vidalia®): 1 cup (finely diced)
- fresh parsley: 1 cup (finely chopped)
- mint: 0.75 cup (to taste, finely chopped)
- olive oil: 2 Tbsp (to taste)
- lemon juice: 1 Tbsp (to taste, fresh)
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Place diced cucumber into a colander and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt or as needed; allow to drain for about 15 minutes. Toss drained cucumber with tomato, sweet onion, parsley, and mint. Drizzle salad with olive oil and fresh lemon juice and season with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.
