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This cucumber salad recipe is one of my favourites.
It is an easy summer salad or any time of the year, for that matter.
And combines lots of healthy ingredients and fresh herbs.
To make cucumber salad with yogurt, you will need
Greek yoghurt or plain organic yogurt, drained for about an hour or more,
to drain the water out,
rock salt or kosher salt, fresh herbs.
You may have dill and chopped mint
and a long nice English cucumber.
Peel the waxy skin of the cucumber.
So, cut out the ends.
And using your vegetable peeler, peel off the skin.
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise
using a paring knife.
Then remove the seeds using a spoon.
So, hold the cucumber towards you and press this at an angle
and press down.
And just spoon out all the seeds.
Because they are full of water and they are hard to digest.
Then using a shelf knife, finely slice the cucumber.
Then slice the other half.
Make sure you position well your fingers
and you watch what you are doing.
Put the slices in a colander.
Sprinkle the salt over, and mix.
Let the cucumber marinate for about an hour.
The salt will cook a little bit of cucumber and will drain the water out.
This is why we place a bowl underneath the colander.
Our cucumber slices have been draining for good hour.
Now, it’s time to give it a wash.
Can you see the water from the cucumber that we drained?
So let it drain.
Then place the slices on a clean towel
and wrap it to pat dry it.
Then place the slices in a bowl,
add the fresh herbs,
the drained yogurt. Pretty thick.
Mix well.
Taste.
Pinch of salt and pepper.
Season.
Add freshly ground peppercorn.
Mix well.
Taste again.
Very nice, Serve it in a small bowl and
keep it refrigerated until you use it.
Cucumber salad with yogurt. Bon appétit!