Cool Cucumber Salad

Name: Cool Cucumber Salad
Ingredients: 4 radishes, very thinly sliced, for garnish; Mint sprigs, for garnish; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves; 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 cucumbers; ½ teaspoon coarse (kosher) salt

Preparation info

6
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Thin slices of cucumber combine with yogurt and lots of mint for a cool, refreshing salad any time of the year. If black radishes or daikons are available, they’re a great variation.

Ingredients

2 cucumbers
½ teaspoon coarse (kosher) salt
1 cup plain l

Gluten-free
Raw
Vegetarian

Method

Peel the cucumbers, cut them in half lengthwise, and remove the seeds. Slice the halves into thin crescents. Lay them on paper towels, sprinkle with the coarse salt, and refrigerate, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Remove the cucumbers from the refrigerator and pat dry.
Combine the yogurt, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, and mint in a small bowl. Blend thorough