Marinated Cucumber Salad

Name: Marinated Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne; 1 cucumber, seeded and finely chopped; 2 teaspoons minced fresh mint; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 sprig Fresh mint; 118 milliliters plain yogurt; 2 Tbsps rice vinegar; 4 servings Salt and pepper to taste

Marinated Cucumber Salad requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. For 49 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 4. One serving contains 61 calories, 2g of protein, and 1g of fat. If you have cayenne, cucumber, mint, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine cucumber, yogurt, rice vinegar, honey, mint, cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Rice Vinegar

Cucumber

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Yogurt

Honey

Mint

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Bowl

Garnish with additional mint sprigs.

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Mint

Buy fresh. Inspect the lettuce for browning, wilting, dried spots, or other signs of age. You want leaves to be bright, crisp, and moist.

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Lettuce

Dry the leaves. Water wilts greens and dilutes dressing. A toss with a few paper towels picks up the moisture left by most salad spinners.

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Greens

Water

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Salad Spinner

Paper Towels

Match greens with the right dressing. Butter lettuce and tender spring greens are best when gently coated with a lightly acidic dressing. Heavier greens can stand up to big flavors and stronger acids.

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Butter Lettuce

Greens

Make it bite-size.

Cut all your ingredients roughly the same size. This makes the salad easier to eat and keeps attention on the flavor.

Let the flavors mix. When making a dressing, let the acid (vinegar, lemon juice) absorb the seasonings (garlic, shallot, spices, herbs) for at least 15 minutes before adding the oil.

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Lemon Juice