I just made this salad up, but it turned out so well as an accompaniment to Indian food that I thought I should post it. It’s quick and easy to make, and for those who don’t like American cucumbers, you can often get the “burpless” smaller varieties at Middle Eastern and Indian grocery stores. Ingredients […]
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Moroccan style cucumber and tomato salad
This is a favorite of Melanie’s and is definitely an example of something that is greater than the sum of its parts:Cucumbers, skinned and dicedTomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and diced as wellWhite vinegarVegetable oilSalt Combine. Enjoy.
Magidow style cucumber salad
Here is our classic summer barbecue cucumber salad recipe. The recipe is pretty approximate, but here goes:Cucumbers, peeled, and slices into roundsWhite onion, chopped into 1.5″ or so long chunks.Sour CreamSaltPepper Sprinkle a large amount of salt on the cucumbers and onions, let them sit for a little while, then add sour cream, and possibly […]
JiJY’s Special Marinade and Thai Pickled Cucumbers
It’s grill season and I think it’s time to post a fantastic marinade recipe from my former roommate JiJY. She brings this sweet, sticky, Asian style marinade from her homeland, Thailand. It can be used on any meat, but is particularly good on fatty pork. I recommend cooking it on the grill, but in a […]