Better Than Greek Salad

8 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 medium cucumber (english if you can get it)
  • 1 basket of grape or cherry tommatoes
  • 1 shallott (or 1/4 of a red onion)
  • 2 tablespoons tahinni
  • 1/2 a lemon juiced (or more if you like it really sour)
  • olive oil, about as much oil as juice or a little over
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    cut the shallot in half lengthwise and then into very thin slices. toss with the lemon juice to mellow out for a few minutes.
  2. 2
    if you bought a standard hot house cucumber, peel it. i prefer the english cucumbers as the seeds are less watery and the skin is yummy. slice the cucumber into rounds about 1/8th an inch thinck
  3. 3
    cut the tomatoes in half (or quarters for bigger cherry tomatoes)
  4. 4
    finly chop the rosemary with a sharp kife or kitchen sheers.
  5. 5
    combine oil, lemon juice, shalotts, tahinin and rosemary in a bowl then toss with the cucumbers and tomatoes. salt and pepper to taste.

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