Cucumber, Tomato & Cilantro Salad
Now that I am older, and living abroad, I tend to look for food that I grew up with. My dad says that once you reach a certain age, you really start craving for the food that you had when you were young.
My mom makes a simple sliced cucumber salad to go with some of her favorite fried fish or arroz a la cubana. The other day, I made some arroz a la cubana, and a cucumber salad to go with it. But I took it a step further by adding tomatoes and cilantro, and using red wine vinegar instead of Datu Puti! Hehehe! As usual I added some sugar, salt and ground pepper to the vinegar to give it a little more kick!
Yummy and refreshing!!! And it really makes a great side dish, as the vinegar and coolness of the cucumber provides a nice contrast to a meaty dish!