I ate a huge breakfast and wanted something light and fresh for lunch so I decided to make Patricia's Cucumber and Dill Salad , on p. 28. It is a very simple salad of cukes, vinegar, sugar and dill. I actually expected to be disappointed because I make lots of quick vegetable pickles like this but with Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese ingredients and they tend to be very spicy and tart.
I sliced the cuke and salted it, then made the dressing (replacing champagne vinegar with homemade basil vinegar). I rinsed and dried the cukes and tossed them in the dressing and chilled it for about 15 minutes.
Wow, this recipe is a little gem...yes, a bit sweeter than what I usally make but very sour/sweet and fresh! Would be a great pickle with corned beef or burgers! It was so good that I ate the whole cucumber (not just one serving which is only 25 calories)....so the whole salad is only 100 calories. It was a delightful Spring-like meal for a pretty day!
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