The Realtors Garlicky Cucumbers Food

THE REALTOR'S CUCUMBER RANCH SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, mixing well. Place in container with lid and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before using.

THE REALTOR'S GARLICKY POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*.
• In casserole, melt 1/4 cup butter, stir in flour, salt and minced garlic.
• Add milk and cook until mixture boils and thickens, whisking constantly.
• Stir in cheeses until sauce is smooth.
• Add potatoes,stir until thoroughly combined.
• Mix the breadcrumbs with the melted 1 tablespoons butter and sprinkle evenly over the top.
• Bake uncovered 1 1/2 to 2 hours until bubbly on top.

CUCUMBER AND GARLIC SALAD

Steps:

• You can either peel the cucumber or not (I don't) slice them thin and set in a bowl and salt them. Cover with plastic wrap and place in your fridge. This can be done upto 1 hour prior to serving or early in the morning and left until dinner time. The cucumbers will release water due to the salt and make them soft. The amount of cucumbers also depends on the number of people to be served so eyeball it.
• While your cucumbers are in the fridge, peel and mince your garlic and set aside until you are ready to serve your salad.
• Now to put salad together:.
• Squeeze some of the excess water from your cucumber (you don't need to save the water). Place the squeezed cucumber in another bowl along with the minced garlic. To this add some vinegar. Mix and taste, if it is too vinegary add abit water. Serve! Simple but great.
• This recipe is a very rustic salad and great if you're on a budget. Just remember to not salt the cucumber in the beginning too much because it's easier to add salt in the last stage. Keep tasting and adjusting until you feel the taste is perfect for you.

GARLIC & DILL PICKLED CUCUMBERS (GHERKINS)

Steps:

• Wash and prick the cucumbers with a silver fork.
• put a layer into a plastic bowl, then sprinkle with salt until all are covered with salt.
• (leave for approx 4 hrs).
• Put vinegar and water together in a saucepan cook on low heat.
• Thin slice the garlic and add to the vinegar solution, add the dill (or dill seed if you cannot get fresh) 2 teaspoons of coriander seeds, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Take off heat.
• After 4 hours the cucumbers will be saturated with water (the salt dehydrates them ie removes the liquid from the cucumbers).
• Wash the cucumbers 3 times in fresh water, shake dry!
• add to the vinegar mixture.
• The dedhydrated cucumbers absorb this wonderful dill/garlic flavour and believe it or not are ready to eat the next day!

THE REALTOR'S GARLICKY CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl.
• Refrigerate and let sit for several hours before serving- overnight is even better.