Summer Salad

Submitted by DrGaellon

"Use the best, freshest, ripest garden vegetables you can find!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 6 tomatoes
• 2 English cucumbers
• 1 red onion
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper

directions

1. Remove the core from the tomatoes, cut in half, and slice thinly. Peel and thinly slice the cucumbers. Cut the onion in half and slice thinly. Core the pepper and cut into thin strips. Combine all vegetables in a salad bowl.
2. Combine sugar and vinegar in a small bowl. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Whisk vigorously, then pour over vegetables. Toss to coat. Let marinate 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.