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Shaved-Cucumber Salad

Shaved-Cucumber Salad

Shaved cucumber slices are quickly pickled in this refreshing side salad.

Martha Stewart Living, July 2008 http://www.marthastewart.com/312590/shaved-cucumber-salad
3.5
Rated
70100(8)8
  • Yield Serves 8

Ingredients

    • 6 Lebanese or Japanese cucumbers, sliced 1/8 inch thick (or substitute 2 English cucumbers), unpeeled
    • 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
    • 1/2 cup white-wine vinegar
    • 2 teaspoons sugar
    • 1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns, crushed
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

Directions

  1. Toss cucumbers and salt in a medium bowl. Mix vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, and water in a bowl. Add to cucumbers. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour. Stir in dill just before serving.

Cook's Note

Use a mandoline, hand slicer, or truffle shaver to create paper-thin slices of cucumber.

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