Zesty Cucumber Salad Food

ZESTY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil and sugar.
• Toss in the cucumbers, tomatoes, onion and dill, and season with salt and pepper. Let marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.

CRISP & SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, mix marinade ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour over vegetables; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or overnight., Serve with a slotted spoon. Top as desired.

ZIPPY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to peel stripes in the cucumbers leaving half the skin. Halve the cucumbers lengthwise. Use spoon to remove the seeds from the cucumber halves. Slice the halves thinly.
• Place the cucumber, onion, and 2 teaspoons salt in a bowl with enough water to cover; allow to marinate in refrigerator at least 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly in a colander and transfer to a large bowl; add the jalapeno pepper and carrot to the mixture.
• Stir the rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, and pepper together in a small bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved; pour over the cucumber mixture and stir to evenly coat. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes.

SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD WITH PEANUTS

Steps:

• Place the cucumber slices in a colander; sprinkle with salt. Toss well. Drain 1 hour.
• Place cucumber slices on several layers of paper towels; cover with additional paper towels. Let stand 5 minutes, pressing down occasionally. Rinse and pat dry.
• Note: Salting the cucumber removes moisture so they'll be more crisp in the salad.
• Combine vinegar, water, sugar, and pepper in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat; cool. Stir in onion.
• Combine cucumbers and vinegar reduction in a medium bowl; toss well. Sprinkle with peanuts.

ZESTY SALAD

Steps:

• Place potato cubes into a small pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and let cool, about 10 minutes.
• Combine cooled potato, cabbage, pomegranate seeds, and carrot in a large bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl until well-mixed. Poured over potato mixture and toss to combine.

SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers and cut them lengthwise. Scrape out seeds with small spoon, leaving hollow shells. Cut cucumbers crosswise into 1/4 inch strips. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame seed oil, hot sauce, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix well. Add cucumber and toss to coat each slice. Chill before serving.

SIMPLE ZESTY YOGURT CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Using a spoon, remove the seeds and slice the cucumber into half moon pieces. In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, lemon and dill to make the dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss with cucumber "half moons".