Recipe(tried): Some more for you

Here are some Cucumber recs for you...........Oriental Cucumber Salad
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Serves 4 to 6 3 medium Cucumbers
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Sesame Seeds
1 tsp. Soy Sauce
1 Tbs. Sesame Oil
1 tsp. hot Soybean Paste
1 tsp. fresh Lemon Juice

Clean and peel the cucumber. Cut into thin, round
slices. Place the cucumber slices in a non-metal bowl
and sprinkle the salt over them. Toss the slices and let
them soak with the salt for about 15 minutes.
Lightly rinse the cucumber slices in a colander and let
drain. Pour the drained cucumber slices into a non-metal
bowl and add the sesame seeds, soy sauce, sesame oil,
soybean paste, and fresh lemon juice. Toss to combine
all ingredients thoroughly.

Refrigerate the cucumber salad for about an hour before
serving. Toss just prior to serving and enjoy a wonderfully
cool blend of tastes! Chilled Mint and Cucumber Soup
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1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 spring onion, chopped
300ml low-fat natural yoghurt
3tbsp creme fraiche
2tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
1tsp ground coriander
salt and pepper
Garnish:
diced cucumber
sprigs of mint
Puree all the ingredients together in a liquidiser, then transfer to a large bowl. Season well and chill the soup thoroughly in the refrigerator before serving.
Garnish with mint and diced cucumber.


Thai Cucumber Salad
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2 tb Vegetable oil
2 tb Shelled peanuts
1 lg Cucumber, peeled
1 Fresh small red chile finely chopped
1 Shallot, finely chopped (or
-use green onion)
2 ts Finely chopped lime peel
1 1/2 tb Lime juice
2 ts Fish sauce (or just use a
-little salt)
1 ts Brown sugar
1 cn Tiny salad shrimp

Brown peanuts at high heat in a wok with the oil (or brown in microwave,
one minute at a time). Chop them up. Peel cucumber and remove seeds. Grate
one half of the cucumber with a cheese grater, and slice the other half in
very thin slices (or grate the whole thing, or slice the whole thing,
depending on which you like best)

Mix everything together and serve. Be sure to put the peanuts on just
before you serve it or they will get soggy.



Regards Julie