Cucumber Salad with Grapes and Almonds

Cucumber Salad with Grapes and Almonds
Cucumber Salad with Grapes and Almonds is a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. This side dish has 134 calories, 2g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 35 minutes. If you have garlic, wine vinegar, chives, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chicken Salad With Grapes, Avocado, And Almonds Over Spinach, Chicken Salad with Grapes, Avocado, and Almonds over Spinach, and Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes and Slivered Almonds.

Instructions

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Prep the cucumbers: Slice the cucumbers in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds in the middle, discard the seeds. If using rather large cucumbers, slice them again lengthwise.  Then cut them crosswise into 1/4-inch to 1/2 inch slices.
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Place in a large bowl and sprinkle with a teaspoon of kosher salt.  Toss to distribute the salt evenly around the cucumber pieces.
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Let sit for 20 to 25 minutes while the salt helps pull excess moisture out of the cucumbers.
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Then rinse off the salt, drain the cucumbers, and squeeze out more excess moisture with paper towels.
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the slivered almonds in a small pan over medium-high heat, tossing them often, until they start to brown and smell good. Move to a bowl to cool.
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Mix the cucumbers, almonds, garlic, grapes, olive oil, and vinegar together in a large bowl and add more salt to taste.
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Garnish with chives and serve.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In35 m.
Servings4
Health Score7
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