Cucumber Salad With Vinegar Oil Dressing Food

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH HERB & GARLIC DRESSING (VINAIGRETTE)

Steps:

• Shake Dressing in a jar.
• Cucumber: Trim ends then slice about 3 mm/ 1/8" thick.
• Place in bowl with red onion.
• Pour over Dressing, toss gently and serve immediately.

ENGLISH CUCUMBER SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the Dressing:.
• Add rosemary, vinegar, and olive oil to a small saucepan. Heat for approximately 5 minutes over very low heat to blend and intensify flavors. Remove from heat. Whisk in the Dijon mustard.
• Slice the cucumber into very thin slices. Place into a pretty bowl. Pour dressing over cucumber slices and toss to mix. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Serves 4.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH THAI VINAIGRETTE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together rice vinegar, sweet Thai chili sauce, sesame oil, sugar, granulated garlic and salt.
• Place sliced cucumber and onion in another bowl. Pour vinaigrette over and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Toss once more before serving.
• I don't think it gets much easier than that. Enjoy! :).

CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumbers in small glass or plastic bowl.
• In tightly covered container, shake remaining ingredients except dill weed. Pour over cucumbers. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours to blend flavors.
• Drain cucumbers. Sprinkle with dill weed. Store covered in refrigerator.

JAPANESE-STYLE CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.
• Cut up the cucumber into bite sized pieces. Bash them up a bit with the side of your kitchen knife - this allows the dressing to sink into them.
• Toast the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan, shaking occasionally, until a few seeds pop. Immediately transfer the seeds to a plate (if you leave them in the pan they may get burned).
• Mix the lemon juice, vinegar, soy sauce, dashi stock granules and sugar together until the sugar has dissolved. Taste, and add a pinch of salt if you think it needs it. Add the sesame oil (or you can just drizzle on the sesame oil when you assemble the salad).
• Combine the cucumbers with the dressing and the sesame seeds. Serve right away or leave to marinate in the refrigerator for a stronger flavor.
• Note: If you're using small Japanese cucumbers any other small, immature cucumber, you don't need to de-seed them. Just cut them up and bash a bit. (This bashing thing, is a real cooking method in Japanese cooking. It helps the flavors to penetrate the bashed up vegetable better.).
• If you use white balsamic vinegar instead of the rice or white wine vinegar, you can decrease or even omit the sugar.
• This sesame dressing is very versatile. Try it with any number of vegetables. It's great on a leafy green salad. You can increase the sesame oil if you want it to have a richer sesame flavor. Add some chili pepper flakes to make it spicy, and/or some grated garlic for a more Korean-tasting twist.Add some shredded poached chicken breast to the cucumbers for a more substantial salad.