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Fire and Ice Tomatoes

Name: Fire and Ice Tomatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
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

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 5 min. + chilling

Makes

8 servings

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. —Nan Rickey, Yuma, Arizona

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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

Directions

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.
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.

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