Zucchini, tomato, and cucumber salad
Description
A simple dish to prepare. The vegetable salad can be made in advance and dressed with sour cream of any fat content just before serving. This way, it can be conveniently taken on a picnic, trip, or to work. Choose meaty tomatoes to avoid excess juice in the dish. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. Rinse the vegetables in water, trim the ends off the cucumbers and zucchini, and remove the green cores from the tomatoes.
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Step 2
Slice the cucumbers into rounds or half-rings and place the slices into a salad bowl or a deep dish.
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Step 3
Cut the tomatoes in the same way. Choose the "Plum" variety, as they are just the right elongated shape.
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Step 4
Slice the young zucchini into rings no thicker than 1 cm, preferably 0.5 cm, and fry in vegetable oil on both sides for 3-4 minutes each until golden brown.
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Step 5
Finely dice half of an onion or slice into half-rings and add to the chopped vegetables in the salad bowl.
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Step 6
Place the fried zucchini on the dish. At this stage, you can add them hot, but then the salad should be served immediately. Alternatively, you can let them cool and add them cold—choose according to your preference. Add the sour cream and season with salt. You may add a pinch of ground black pepper. Gently mix everything together.
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Step 7
Place the salad into ramekins or bowls and serve, garnished with fresh herbs. Enjoy your meal!