Cucumber and Tomato Salad

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   Nip the tips off of your cucumbers.

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   I prefer long, thin cucumbers for this recipe.

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   Japanese cucumbers are ideal.

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   Now, rub some salt into the skin of your cucumbers.

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   This will score the flesh of the cucumber.

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   Set cucumbers aside.

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   Remove the stems from your cherry tomatoes and rinse them.

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   Lay them out on a cutting board.

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   Holding the tomatoes down with your palm, carefully slice between your cutting board and your palm to halve the tomatoes.

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    This is a bit of a sloppy shortcut.

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    If you want to stay classy, cut the tomatoes individually for a much cleaner result, but this is just a quick salad to round out a barbecue, so we'll go the easy rout.

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    Now, to get a more interesting texture from our cucumber, we're going to beat it up a bit.

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    Grab anything you've got that's sturdy and has some wait to it (a mallet, or a rolling pin or something.

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    Pound the cucumber along it's length, just hard enough to split it's sides.

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    Tear your bruised cucumber into random chunks.

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    Now, toss in your tomatoes.

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    Tear off a handful of fresh parsley and rip it up.

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    Add it to the bowl.

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    We'll dress this salad in the bowl with the remaining ingredients.

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    Normally, I would offer a little more specificity her on amounts, but this is a quick salad that doesn't need much seasoning, and the ingredients are very moist and come in various sizes, so amounts should be adjustable in order to not leave you with a bunch of extra vinaigrette in your fridge.

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    I recommend adding the seasonings in the order listed, more or less.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.