Frugal Friday: Cucumber-Tomato Salad

It's so funny how the best dishes sometimes result from literally throwing together leftovers.  Since we have the CSA, we get a huge variety of vegetables every week that we may or may not have bought if we were getting our produce at the supermarket.  And since it takes effort and planning to use it all up every week, I invariably find myself with about-to-turn veggies in my crisper.  

I got the idea for this salad by watching a beautiful heirloom tomato look sadder and sadder on my counter for several days. When I ransacked the fridge to find something to go with it, I found a cucumber that was getting pretty flabby. Add an onion for bite and garbanzos for protein, and this is a salad that my family absolutely raved about. Who knew?

Cucumber Tomato Salad

1 large cucumber, sliced in thin rounds

1 large tomato, cut into small chunks

1 medium onion, sliced thin

handful of chives

1 can garbanzo beans (I used Eden Organics)

1-2 tbsp EVOO

2 tsp Dill-Herbed Vinegar

Toss everything gently and serve chilled. Tastes even better the second day, after veggies get a chance to marinate in the dressing. You can't even tell the vegetables weren't picked that day!