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cucumber salad with balsamic mustard dressing takes 10 minutes to prepare.

cucumber salad with balsamic mustard dressing takes several minutes to cook.

cucumber salad with balsamic mustard dressing makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for cucumber salad with balsamic mustard dressing are:

Salad:
1 cup diced cucumber
1 large beefsteak tomato, cut in small pieces
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 tsp garlic, finely minced

Dressing:
1 Tbs balsamic vinegar
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp honey mustard (more or less to taste)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Dash of salt
optional--adjust honey mustard, or use chinese hot mustard instead, to adjust sweetness of the dressing.

Here is how you make cucumber salad with balsamic mustard dressing:

This makes 2 servings, with about 2 cups of salad and 2 Tbs of dressing. 1. Wash and chop your cucumber, tomato and red onion. Put into a large glass or ceramic bowl and stir.2. Whisk together all the dressing ingredients and adjust amounts as desired to your taste. 3. Pour dressing over the salad, and gently toss to coat. Allow to marinate for 15-30 minutes at room temperature. Or in the fridge for up to 4 hours. This salad is best used fresh. Longer times that a few hours to marinate and the vegetables begin to get limp and soggy. Pour this over a bed of lettuce and add a protein for a full meal salad, or it's great mixed with whole grains such as quinoa or barley for a simple, chilled grain salad. Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CCKELLY3.

The nutritional information for cucumber salad with balsamic mustard dressing is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 93.0

• Total Fat: 3.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 121.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 1.9 g