Cucumber Salad, version 1

At last! A recipe!! Part of the vision of BigBangKitchen is to highlight a food and get to know it in more detail and then to have a recipe that uses the food that was highlighted. So, in this case the cucumber. Check out the last post if you missed the info on this versatile vegetable!

Before getting to the actual recipe, I just want to let you know why I called it ‘version 1’. Basically the reason is this: it is easy to mix and match the type of onion and bell pepper and even the type of vinegar used in this recipe. Yes, I tried it using the called for rice vinegar, as well as regular vinegar and balsamic vinegar – the result is a different flavour 🙂 All good!

Here is the recipe: Serves 4

Ingredient List:

– cucumber (garden or from store),  1/2 small red onion, 1/3 medium red pepper, 1 tbsp (15ml) brown sugar, 2 tbsp (30ml) rice vinegar, pinch of salt, fresh coriander leaves

Process:

– wash and dry the cucumber, cut in 1/2 lengthwise, then in 1/4’s and arrange on a plate, or toss the pieces in a bowl (see photo)

– slice the red pepper and red onion into thin sections (juliennes) and scatter onto the cucumber

– in separate small bowl, mix the brown sugar and vinegar choice and salt until well  mixed, then top with coriander leaves (optional, I did not have any when made this a few days ago)

Serve and enjoy!

ps. my reference is (Simply Thai Cooking, 1995)