This cucumber salad recipe is one of my favorite summer salad recipes.

It is an easy summer salad, or any time of the year salad for that matter, and combines lots of healthy ingredients and fresh herbs.

Vegetable salad recipes are an easy way to add nutrition to your family meals.

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cucumbers, peeled and diced
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt or sour cream
4 scallions, minced
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped fine
1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped fine
1 clove garlic, chopped fine
black pepper to taste

Directions:
Combine the cucumbers and tomato in a salad bowl. In another bowl, mix together the lemon juice, yogurt or sour cream, scallions, mint, parsley, garlic and black pepper. Pour over the cucumbers and tomato. Mix gently.

Serves 4.

Add 1 large tomato, cored and chopped to the salad.