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Cucumber and Toasted Pine Nut Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Cucumber and Toasted Pine Nut Salad

13 ingredients 20 min + 20 min 10 openrecipes
Cucumber and Toasted Pine Nut Salad

This recipe is a far cry from the usual cucumbers and tomatoes tossed in oil and vinegar. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but this salad offers so much flavour with its fresh ingredients that I can’t ever imagine going back to the ordinary.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

503
Calories
9g
Protein
34g
Fat
46g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole FOR THE SALAD:
  • 1 Tablespoon Bell Pepper (yellow, Orange, Or Red)
  • 1 clove Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 Garlic, Minced
  • 2 English Cucumbers
  • ½ cups Large Tomatoes
  • ½ Black Olives, Pitted
  • 7 ounces, weight Red Onion, Sliced Thin
  • ¼ cups Mini Bocconcini, Cut In Half
  • ¼ cups Pine Nuts
  • ¼ cups FOR THE DRESSING:
  • 1 clove Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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