Cucumber Salad
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Yep, I'm guilty as charged! I was inspired on this one by pinterest…but that's bound to happen every once and a while right? Sigh. I mean there are just sooooo many things out there that eventually there's gonna be overlap. I saw this recipe and I'm like this would be so perfect for a side for our diet "reset." So, I just couldn't resist.
Not to worry though, I did mix it up a bit and added some of my own ideas into it as well. I also found this beautiful big ceramic artsy bowl on clearance at target and just couldn't resist showing it off! All I was missing, I realized as I was preparing the dish, was some beautiful wooden or bamboo salad spoons. But with some quick thinking by Adam, I found a bamboo spatchula that I threw in there - - no one will notice the difference ;).
INGREDIENT:
- 2 cucumbers (I used 4 because for some reason mine where mini cucumbers)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (1 lime)
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp pine nuts
METHOD:
- Finely slice the cucumbers and add to a medium sized dish. I have this nifty single blade side on my cheese grater that's probably raised 1/16" off of the surface that makes this job take 2 min. I highly recommend one, especially if you like to make your own vegetable chips as well!
- Finely dice the garlic cloves and parsley and add to the cucumbers.
- Drizzle the lime juice and olive oil over the cucumbers.
- Add seasonings and pine nuts.
- Stir until the cucumbers are well coated.
- Serve chilled. We ate it right away but it could be left to marinate for a little while as well for more pop of flavor within the cucumbers.
- Enjoy!! :)
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