POPY FOODS Tasty and Healthy Food Recipes

Tomato and Cucumber salad is tasty, healthy and easy to prepare using the following ingredients.

• 1 tomato
• 1/2 cucumber
• 1/2 onion

For garnishing

• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 1/2 tablespoon of garlic salt
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• Salt
• Black Pepper

Steps to prepare Tomato and Cucumber salad

• Slice the cucumber and place it in a bowl.
• Slice the tomato and chop onions and then add them to the slices of cucumber.
• Blend black pepper and add it to above mixture.
• Now add lemon juice, salt, garlic salt and olive oil to it and mix well.
• Tasty tomato and cucumber salad is ready to serve.

Prefer to choose this salad especially during summers as cucumber and tomato are rich in water content and helps to maintain constant water levels in the body which are required for proper functioning of all parts of the body. Whereas coming to the benefits of tomato, it purifies blood and is a natural antiseptic. Tomato contains a pigment which is a powerful antioxidant and helps to prevent cancer. As this salad contains cucumber and tomato as primary ingredients, it’s an advice to consume this tasty and healthy salad especially in summers as it helps you a lot.