Recipe No 251 salad Original 2012 Adapted 2013

Cucumber and mint salad

Cucumber and mint is a refreshing combination. This salad makes for a great picnic food because the cucumbers stay crunchy for longer after being tossed with a little salt to draw out excess water. Don’t be put off by the raw onion—the soak in cold water removes the raw taste and brings out their natural sweetness.
Time

Prep:

Total:

Difficulty
very easy
Yield
4 serves • 720 g
Metric Imperial

Processes

  • Cucumbers, halved lengthways, deseeded, cut into thin slices (2 large)
    600 g
  • Salt (1 tsp)
    6 g
  1. 01
    Combine in a colander. Toss gently.
  2. 02
    Let drain for at least . (Proceed with step 05.)
  3. 03
    Tap base of colander on sink to release remaining water.
  4. 04
    Lay out on a clean kitchen cloth and blot dry.

  • Onions, red: chopped (¼ large)
    38 g
  1. 05
    Soak in a small bowl of ice water for at least .
  2. 06
    Drain.

  • Vinegar, white wine (2 tbsp)
    30 g
  • Oil, olive, extra virgin (2 tbsp)
    25 g
  • Oil, vegetable (2 tbsp)
    25 g
  • Sugar (2½ tsp)
    10 g
  • Pepper, black, ground (¼ tsp)
    0.6 g
  • Mint, fresh, chopped (¼ cup)
    23 g
  • Liquid lecethin
    0.1 g
  1. 07
    Blend at high speed to emulsify.
  2. 08
    Combine in a mixing bowl with cucumbers and onions . Cover.
  3. 09
    Chill in refrigerator for .
  4. 10
    Serve cold.

Notes

Keep a couple of smaller mint leaves aside, unchopped, for garnish.

Any sugar can be used in ; we’ve tried palm sugar and it works very well.

Making ahead

Prepare and toss cucumbers with salt ; store in an air-tight container in the fridge. Prepare and soak onions ; store in an air-tight container in the fridge. Combine all the ingredients in .

Storing

keeps in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour

Food pairings

We enjoy this salad as an accompaniment to cold peeled prawns (shrimp), a combination which can be found in Prawn, cucumber, mint and chilli salad.

Categorisation

Category
salad
Meal
side
Cuisine
international
Diet
low calorie low carb low fat low protein vegetarian
Tags
cucumber jennifer segal mint quick salad serious eats serious salads