Cucumber and Tomato Salad

58 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Ready In: 15 min

“A refreshing, light salad for any hot, humid summer day! The kidney beans and tofu make it a great main dish for vegetarians, as well. The basil may be substituted with fresh parsley or mint. Be sure to make this salad just before serving.” - by Tigrgrrl

Ingredients

1 tomato, chopped
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/4 cup canned kidney beans, drained
1/4 cup diced firm tofu
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
salt and pepper to taste

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Directions

In a large bowl, combine the tomato, cucumber, red onion, kidney beans, tofu, and basil. Just before serving, toss with balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, and season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
98 cal
5%

Fat
6.1 g
9%

Carbs
8.6 g
3%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (58)

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KRANEY

Jun. 18, 2007

"Wonderful, easy recipe! (Note that I left off the tofu.) Thanks so much for the recipe!..." See more"

MSPREE

Jun. 19, 2005

"I added Feta instead of tofu and loved it! I can't wait for my garden to get going and use this all summer! Great recipe to take for family picnics!..." See more"

Shelley

Jan. 24, 2006

"Fresh and different! My husband loves this! I didn't have kidney beans so I drained the ranch style beans that I had in the pantry and used them. I ate mine over a bowl of romaine and made it a hea..." See morelthy lowfat meal while my family had sloppy joes with this as a side!!"

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