I am hosting weekend herb blogging this week! If you’d like to participate, you can find more information here.
My assignment for this month’s secret recipe club was to make something from a new-to-me blog: Cookaholic Wife. Nichole clearly enjoys cooking and baking all sorts of recipes, but this healthy cucumber salad caught my eye right away.
This recipe is really easy, and it’s such a flavorful way to prepare cucumbers. Nichole adapted her recipe from this Korean cucumber salad, and I went ahead and adapted it a bit more.
A mandoline makes light work of slicing the cucumbers thin (I use this one
), but you might prefer to just cut your cucumbers into bite-size pieces. Seedless cucumbers would be great here, but I used the standard variety. I forgot to add the toasted sesame seeds, but do think they’d make a nice addition.
I used spring onions from our garden which are a little different from traditional green onions/scallions, but you can feel free to use whatever type is available to you.
I really enjoyed this, and look forward to making it again when I have homegrown carrots and cucumbers from my garden. Thanks to Nichole for turning me on to this great summer salad (which coincidentally is a perfect side dish for the Get Grillin’ with Family Fresh Cooking and Cookin’ Canuck, sponsored by Ile de France Cheese, Rösle, Emile Henry, Rouxbe and ManPans).
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Recipe for Spicy Sesame Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- *2 medium cucumbers preferably homegrown or organic, peeled and thinly sliced (I used a mandoline to slice my cucumbers)
- *1 carrot peeled and sliced into thin discs (I used a mandoline for this)
- *1-2 tablespoons minced green onion bottom parts only
- *2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- *2 teaspoons sesame oil
- *2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
- *1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- *a splash of tamari or soy sauce or a pinch of sea salt
- *1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds for garnish- optional
Instructions
- 1. Place sliced cucumbers in a medium bowl. Allow to rest for 10 minutes or so, then pour off any liquid that's been exuded from the cucumbers.
- 2. Toss in the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Chill before serving, or enjoy at room temperature.
