Fire and Ice Tomatoes

Side Dishes

You won't miss the salt in this refreshing tomato salad! It's well-seasoned with cayenne pepper, mustard seed and vinegar but not the least bit spicy. This dish is always a hit at potlucks.

Average Rating: 4.857142

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 5 min. + chilling
YIELD: 8 servings.

Ingredients

5 large tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 medium onion, sliced
3/4 cup white vinegar
6 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup water
3 teaspoons mustard seed
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 large cucumber, sliced

Instructions

1. Place tomatoes and onion in a large heatproof nonreactive bowl. In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, water, mustard seed and cayenne; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring to dissolve sugar; pour carefully over tomato mixture. Cool completely.
2. Stir in cucumber. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 72 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.