This is a wonderful salad at the peak of the garden, when fresh tomatoes and cucumber are plentiful.

Ingredients:
Five tomatoes, deseeded
One sweet red onion (see notes)
Two cucumbers, deseeded
Extra virgin olive oil
Red wine vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper
Sea or Kosher salt

Directions:
Deseed tomatoes and dice to about one half inch cubes.
Deseed cucumbers and dice to about one half inch cubes.
Dice onion to one half to one quarter inch.
Combine tomatoes, cucumber and onion in bowl.
Dress with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
Stir, taste and adjust dressing as necessary.

Notes:
I would recommend red onion only if it is sweet. If it is peppery, substitute sweet onion.
Stir before serving.

Video:
See this salad being made.

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Ingredients:
mixed baby greens
asiago cheese, large shavings
strawberries, sliced

Family Favorite Dressing:
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 T water
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp black pepper, fresh ground
1 clove garlic, smashed (see this video for easy peeling)
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/2 tsp mustard powder

Directions:
1. Combine all dressing ingredients in a shakable container.
2. Shake well, dress greens and toss to coat.
3. Top salad with strawberries and cheese.
4. Sit back and rake in the compliments.

This dressing naturally separates and will need shaking right before using.

Note that the large shred of asiago cheese is preferable to the small. The large pieces assert their character in a way that a small simply cannot and are vital to the experience.

If possible make this dressing a day ahead to give the garlic time to suffuse as the flavor will improve with time.

No need to refrigerate dressing. It will keep a week or more at room temperature.

Notes:
Smashing the garlic is important. Mincing the garlic will not give the same effect. Smashing will allow more of the essence of the garlic to infuse the dressing.

To add a little extra sparkle to this salad try topping with some chopped candied pecans.

Videos:
How to smash garlic:

How to shave cheese and why you’d bother to do it:

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