{"id":208,"date":"2012-03-30T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2012-03-30T17:06:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T17:06:00","slug":"tomato-cucumber-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Tomato & Cucumber Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you know me a bit, you probably know I’m a non-tomato lover.<\/span><\/p>\n

Okay, I like<\/i><\/b> tomatoes, but my tastebuds can’t muster the bitterness of a raw tomato. If it’s marinated, stewed, boiled, baked, or sauced, I’m good. And I love<\/i><\/b> tomato sauces. But not raw, no way.<\/p>\n

However, I’m 28 now. For goodness sake, I need to be able to eat a tomato without making a sour face. So, for the past six months, I have tried eating tomatoes here and there in salads and dishes so that I’m getting used to them. Let’s continue this in a simple, crunchy tomato & cucumber salad. This salad took 4 minutes to prepare, less time than heating up a bag of frozen broccoli. And much tastier.<\/p>\n

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Tomato and Cucumber Salad<\/span><\/div>\n
Servings: 6 \u00a0\u00a0 Prep time: 4 minutes flat<\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
2 cucumbers<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
2 roma tomatoes<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
2 TB balsamic vinegar<\/span><\/span>
1 TB apple cider vinegar (optional, sweet kick) <\/span><\/span>
1 TB olive oil <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
1 teaspoon sea salt<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
1\/8 teaspoon crushed black pepper<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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step one: Slice cucumbers lengthwise in half, and then slice into thin “moon” shapes.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
step two: After removing the seeds, slice the tomatoes into small bites (not chopped).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
step three: Add remaining ingredients and toss until cucumbers and tomatoes are coated.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Serve cold as a side dish. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n

Happy wonderful weekend, dears, and be sure to check back for some more food fun!<\/p>\n

Happy eating! Laurel<\/p><\/div>\n

~Laurel~<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you know me a bit, you probably know I’m a non-tomato lover. Okay, I like tomatoes, but my tastebuds can’t muster the bitterness of a raw tomato. If it’s marinated, stewed, boiled, baked, or sauced, I’m good. And I … Continue reading →<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[122,25,66],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-cucumber","tag-salad","tag-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}