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Healthy Recipe: Cool Cucumber Tomato Salad

Did you know that fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruits and vegetables count towards the daily recommendations of five a day?  In addition to being good for your health, fruits and vegetables contain fiber, potassium, folate and antioxidants.

This tasty, easy-to-prepare cool cucumber tomato salad is a good source of vitamin C from the cucumber, and high in vitamins C and A from the tomato.

Cool Cucumber Salad
Serves 4

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About Lucette Talamas

Lucette Talamas is a registered dietitian with Community Health at Baptist Health South Florida. She holds a bachelor’s degree in food science and human nutrition from University of Florida. With additional experience as a clinical dietitian, Lucette enjoys providing practical nutrition information to promote healthy lifestyles that can help prevent and manage chronic diseases. Her expert tips and advice have been featured in print and broadcast media, including Miami Herald, CBS Miami, Telemundo and Univision. Active in professional nutrition organizations, Lucette was recently honored with the 2018 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award from the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.