How to Make Cucumber Salad
Pro Tips for making this recipe
Sweat your cucumbers out! This will reduce the amount of water in them and yield a taster, less watered down salad that keeps longer. English cucumbers are a bit more delicate and have a thinner skin. If you can’t find them or don’t want to pay the surcharge, then use regular cucumbers and pell off all that waxy skin. Try serving the salad with nice croutons for added crunch, carbs and general loveliness. If you ever want to season some plain rice try tossing it with the dressing from this recipe, it’s really delicious. This recipe lents itself really to fresh garden flavors so feel free to experiment with favorite herbs like thyme, oregano and tarragon.
frequently asked questions
How do you Sweat Cucumbers?
Sweating cucumbers releases excess water so whatever dish you use them in doesn’t end up in a pool of liquid. The whole process is quite easy but does require some resting time. Toss your sliced cucumbers in salt, cover and allow to res in the refrigerator for about 40 minutes. Drain liquid and you’re done! As a general rule I would recommend using 1/2 tsp per cucumber.
How long will it keep?
This cucumber salad is best within a few hours of making it. It will keep for 2 days in the fridge but the texture begins to suffer as the cucumbers loose more of their turgidity. You can however make the dressing 3 days and store in advance and store in the fridge to lessen the prep work the day of. If you’ve tried this cucumber salad recipe then don’t forget to leave a rating and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!
