Smacked Cucumber Salad

Smacked Cucumber Salad

2 mins

Directions

  1. 1.

    Slice the red onion thinly but not too thin.

  2. 2.

    Add the sliced onions to a bowl with sumac, cider vinegar, and salt. Gently mix with your hands.

  3. 3.

    Let the onions pickle for about half an hour.

  4. 4.

    SMACK the cucumbers by gently breaking them open.

  5. 5.

    Add the cucumbers to a bowl and add some salt.

  6. 6.

    Toss the cucumbers to distribute the salt.

  7. 7.

    Toast coriander seeds in a dry pan for 30 seconds until fragrant.

  8. 8.

    Heat about two tablespoons of oil and pour it over the dried mint.

  9. 9.

    Pick off the radish leaves and thinly slice the radishes using a mandolin.

  10. 10.

    Drain off excess liquid from the salted cucumbers.

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    Add the cucumbers, radishes, radish leaves to a mixing bowl.

  12. 12.

    Add one microplaned clove of garlic and some lemon zest to the bowl.

  13. 13.

    Add the pickled onions, mint, and dill. Season with salt and pepper.

  14. 14.

    Add a tablespoon of oil and the juice of half a lemon. Toss everything together.

  15. 15.

    Mix the salty cucumber water with the yogurt.

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    Spread the yogurt on a plate. Place the salad on top and finish with the toasted coriander seeds and mint oil.

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Ingredients

  • 1 red onion
  • 1 pinch sumac
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 cucumbers
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon dried mint
  • 6 radishes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 half lemon
  • 1 handful mint leaves
  • 1 handful dill
  • 1 bowl yogurt

Equipment

knife mandolin bowl dry pan

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