Day 123: Cucumber Salad with Lime & Fresh Mint ♥
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~recipe updated from the Recipe Box, first posted 2005!~
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~more recently updated recipes~
SO. WAY BACK IN 2005? This salad had "good bones" but turned out to be, let me be frank, a loser. Even after doctoring a recipe from a reliable recipe source? Nothing special.
BUT. NOW TEN YEARS LATER? I played with the recipe until finally, it earned a hard-won ♥. Now? It's like a spicy cucumber mojito, a mix of wet cucumber, fresh lime juice and a smattering of fresh mint. Drink up, cucumber lovers!
RECIPE for CUCUMBER SALAD with LIME & FRESH MINT
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Time to table: 15 minutes
Serves 4
Time to table: 15 minutes
Serves 4
JUST THREE INGREDIENTS (UP TO FIVE)
1 large cucumber
1 small cucumber, skin on, quartered, then sliced
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon Greek yogurt (0% works fine, sour cream would be good too)
1 tablespoon sugar (or maple syrup for a less-processed sweetener)
Fresh mint, cut in tiny bits
Good sprinkle hot sauce
Salt & pepper to taste
If you have a large garden cucumber, you'll want to trim, peel the cucumber, especially if the skin is tough; then you'll want to cut the cucumber into quarters and slice out the interior seeds. (Yeah, you're losing a third of the volume but hey, there's always the compost bowl, right?) If you have a thin-skinned English cucumber, no need to peel or seed it. Cut the large cucumber into thin-thin slices, as thin as a knife can make them.
Combine the cucumbers and the remaining ingredients. Serve the salad immediately or refrigerate and serve within a couple of hours.
ALANNA's TIPS & KITCHEN NOTES
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MORE FAVORITE CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPES
~ Julia Child's Cucumber Salad ~~ Old-Fashioned Cucumber Salad ~
~ Fattoush (Traditional Middle Eastern Salad) ~
~ more cucumber recipes ~
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~ Nana's Cucumbers with Sour Cream ~
~ Cucumber Dip with Feta ~
~ Smoked Salmon Salad with
Quick-Pickled Cucumbers & Roasted Peppers ~
~ more cucumber recipes ~
~ Favorite Summer Salad Recipes ~
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Glad you could docotor it up!
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