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    Summer Cucumber and Herb Salad

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    Modified: May 3, 2026 · Published: Aug 23, 2014 by Ashley · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments
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    We're lucky enough to have several friends who have had overflowing gardens this summer. We've helped them use up veggies that would have otherwise gone to waste, and that's a pretty great thing! It's a nice way to make super fresh side dishes.

    Summer Cucumber and Herb Salad

    For this particular salad, I mixed the cucumbers and onion from my friend's garden with some fresh herbs from mine. The result was a deliciously crunchy salad that was bursting with the flavors of summer.

    Summer Cucumber and Herb Salad

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    Summer Cucumber and Herb Salad

    Summer Cucumber and Herb Salad
    Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen - Ashley Covelli
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    Course: Salads

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 cucumbers about 3 cups total, seeded and chopped
    • 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
    • 1 small red onion thinly sliced
    • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
    • 1 tablespoon fresh chives chopped
    • 2-4 tablespoons system-ui, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 19px;letter-spacing: 0.5px" href="https://www.amazon.com/California-Olive-Ranch-Everyday-Virgin/dp/B00CO1YXL0?crid=34LFVAI70J7N9&dchild=1&keywords=extra+virgin+olive+oil&qid=1628261480&sprefix=extra+vir%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-43&linkCode=li2&tag=bigflafroatin-20&linkId=a4d766c11414f575e18c685bf30ae5f1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-tasty-links-append-disclosure="">extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2-4 tablespoons champagne vinegar
    • Gray salt and freshly cracked system-ui, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 19px;letter-spacing: 0.5px" href="https://www.amazon.com/Spice-Way-Whole-Tellicherry-Peppercorns/dp/B085M1B8HS?dchild=1&keywords=black+peppercorn&qid=1599057356&s=grocery&sr=1-26&linkCode=li2&tag=bigflafroatin-20&linkId=f5031366a8a1332537718cd0c099c79d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-tasty-links-append-disclosure="">black pepper, to taste

    Method
     

    1. Mix everything in a big bowl and enjoy!

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    Comments

    1. Lori H says

      August 23, 2014 at 9:03 pm

      This looks like such a fresh, summery dish!

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      • BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says

        August 26, 2014 at 9:37 am

        We're lucky to have so many friends who need to unload their surplus produce 😉

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