Comments on: Tomato Cucumber Salad

By: Marc Matsumoto

Marc Matsumoto — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 13:06:00 +0000

Please read the post for the answer to your question.

By: anoymous

anoymous — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 13:04:00 +0000

what if i don't have enough time to soak the onion into water in refrigerator? Can i straight away cut the onion and mixed it with other ingredients? Will it affect the outcome?

By: aerows

aerows — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:11:00 +0000

Oh, I hadn't though of adding radishes. I'll bet that is delicious! Instead of parsley, I add dill and some garlic.

By: bizdouglas

bizdouglas — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:44:00 +0000

Love your sight! Another similar way to take the edge off onions, used in Mediterranean(in salads) and Latin American(salads and on top of yucca) cuisines, and maybe others I don't know about, that works a lot faster is to soak in a combo of vinegar and water. In only a half hour it sort of lightly pickles them. It gives them a really great flavor.

By: chive

chive — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:13:00 +0000

Thank you so much for the tip about taking the edge off the red onions (Spanish onions in Australia)! I love these things but they ae volatile 🙂

By: spikethebike

spikethebike — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:08:00 +0000

just needs a little feta!

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:37:00 +0000

My family makes this salad a lot too, the only difference is we add a little olive oil. Delicious!

By: Ari

Ari — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:22:00 +0000

My mother made this a lot for me when I was younger and I still love it just as much today! Excellent recipe. 🙂

By: Marc Matsumoto

Marc Matsumoto — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 02:05:00 +0000

Hi Simba, depending on the variety of cucumbers they can have large tough seeds that are better to remove some cucumbers can also have large amounts of water around the seeds and so depending on how you're going to use them you may need to remove this area. As for tomatoes, I almost never remove the seeds. The usual reasons for removing the seeds is because they also contain a lot of water, and the seeds can be slightly bitter. The problem is the membrane around the seed contains a ton of glutamic acids, which is what gives tomatoes their umami taste. If you remove the seeds, you lose the umami. I hope that helps.