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Cucumber and Tomato Salad

With vinegar, onion and herbs, no oil

Any fast dayPrep 10 minNo cookingServes 4
When to eat it. No oil, wine or fish, so it fits even the strict weekdays of Lent.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Toss the onion with the vinegar and a pinch of salt and leave 5 minutes.
  2. Add the tomatoes and cucumber.
  3. Season with oregano and salt.
  4. Toss with the herbs and serve with bread to soak up the juices.

Tip. Salting the tomatoes draws out their juice, which becomes the dressing.

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