Valentine's Recipes > Cucumber Salad
salt for sprinkling
fresh parsley chopped very finely (stalks removed)
vinaigrette dressing: pinch of salt, black pepper, 1 tablespoon wine vinegar, 3 tablespoons oil (as preferred)
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- Spread the cucumber out on a large plate and sprinkle generously with salt.
- Leave this for about one hour.
- Drain and rinse under the tap.
- Pat dry with a clean cloth.
- Make the vinaigrette by dissolving the salt in the vinegar adding the pepper and then adding the oil very slowly, beating with a wooden spoon all the time.
- Put the cucumber into serving bowl, sprinkle with parsley and pour vinaigrette dressing over it.
- Keep in fridge until needed.
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How to make cucumber salad:
A simple salad that can be prepared in advance. Indeed the flavor probably improves of left for a few hours.
Ingredients
half a medium cucumbersalt for sprinkling
fresh parsley chopped very finely (stalks removed)
vinaigrette dressing: pinch of salt, black pepper, 1 tablespoon wine vinegar, 3 tablespoons oil (as preferred)
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Slice the cucumber very finely.- Spread the cucumber out on a large plate and sprinkle generously with salt.
- Leave this for about one hour.
- Drain and rinse under the tap.
- Pat dry with a clean cloth.
- Make the vinaigrette by dissolving the salt in the vinegar adding the pepper and then adding the oil very slowly, beating with a wooden spoon all the time.
- Put the cucumber into serving bowl, sprinkle with parsley and pour vinaigrette dressing over it.
- Keep in fridge until needed.
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- See other Food & Drink Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
- Visit The Green Chronicle Shop
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