Recipe: Simple Cucumber Salad
Summary: Emeril Lagasse Simple Cucumber Salad is light and refreshing and sure to be a crowd pleaser. Ingredients 3 large seedless cucumbers (about 1 pound each or 4 pounds regular cucumbers) 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 cup white vinegar 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped Instructions Peel the cucumbers and cut them in half lengthwise. Using a small spoon or a melon baller, scoop out the seeds and watery center from each half, forming a shallow groove down the center. Using a mandolin, slice the cucumbers crosswise as thin as possible, ideally about 1/8 inch thick. Place the cucumbers in a colander and sprinkle with the salt. Using clean hands, toss to combine the cucumbers with the salt. Set the colander over a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. Using clean hands, squeeze handfuls of cucumber slices to release any excess liquid, and transfer the cucumbers to a medium nonreactive bowl. In another medium nonreactive bowl,... Read the rest of this article »
