Simple Tomato, Onion & Cucumber Salad

This simple tomato, cucumber & red onion salad (Broke Bank Vegan) is a step up from the ‘slice of lettuce, cucumber and tomato) for a side salad. Made with Roma, cherry or grape tomatoes, the recipe also uses fresh herbs, garlic, Dijon mustard, seasoning, vinegar/lemon juice for tang  and olive oil.

Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (tomatoes, onion and garlic are unsafe near animal friends).

Also bin tomato and allium scraps (onion, garlic, shallots, leeks, chives) as like rhubarb/citrus scraps, acids could harm compost creatures.

Choose organic tomatoes (others are sprayed with pesticides). If growing your own, read our post on pet-friendly gardens (keep tomatoes away from pets), and never face indoor plants to outdoor gardens, to help stop birds flying into windows).

To skin a tomato, place a small cross in the bottom, cover with boiling water for 30 seconds, drain and pour cold water over. Due to lycopene (a red phytochemical) they are good for prostate issues – if you get up all night to pee, try a tomato soup or salad!