Mix in a healthy pinch of tarragon and lots of freshly ground black-pepper. Chop a fresh jalapeno, if you like, and add that along with a little minced garlic. Fruit tends to water dressings down and make them soupy. It's a good idea to add a quarter cup or so of cooked rice. Serve the salad with wedges of pita bread.
Cucumber sandwiches are a lovely, cool, elegant take-along.
Scrub a cucumber and slice into paper-thin slices. Flatten the bread with a rolling pin. Mix a little softened unsalted butter with a little mayonnaise to make a creamy spread and spread on one side of each slice of bread, to completely cover. Distribute slices of cucumber over one buttered slice of bread, season with salt and pepper, top with the other slice and cut into tri-angles. If you'd like something just a little heartier, but still cool and elegant, top cucumbers with slices of poached, cooled chicken breast, or use paper-thin sliced smoked turkey from the deli.