Welcome to my cookbook Cookerypoint - Ila's Kitchen. Today is day 2 of blogging marathon and my recipe is Cucumber Salad. This salad is very simple and easy to make. This is a very refreshing salad . The dressing gives the tempting taste to the salad. The combination of vegetables can be used but cucumber gives the unique flavour and taste to salad. Shall we go to our recipe :)
Ingredients:
Cucumber chunks - 2 cups
Mint - 5 sprigs (finely chopped)
Fresh Red Chilli - 1 (Deseeded and finely chopped)
For Dressing:
Balsamic Vinegar - 2 tbspn
Lemon - 1/2 (Squeeze juice)
Black Olives - 10 (cut into pieces)
Salad Onions - 3 (finely chopped)
Extra virgin Olive oil - 4 tbspn
Preparation:
Chop the cucumber into 1cm small chunks.
Chop saladonion,mint,redchilli and mint.
Take balsamic vinegar in a bowl and add olives in it.
Mix the olives in vinegar for 10 seconds and add salad onions.
Then add Olive oil and lemonjuice in vinegar and mix well.
Now, our dressing is ready.
Add chopped mint and red chilli to cumcumber chunks.
Pour the dressing over cucumber with little Olive oil and toss well.
Cucumber salad is ready to serve.
Serving Suggestion:
The Cucumber Salad can be served for breakfast and evening snacks.
Checkout my fellow bloggers in Marathon :) which is originated by Srivalli.
30 Minutes Meals:
Priya Mahadavan, Pavani
Seven Days of Salad:
Divya Vikram
For Ongoing 7 Events:
Priya Suresh, Suma Gandlur, Harini
Kids Friendly:
Vatsala, Kamalika, Jay
Seven Days of Rice:
Veena Krishnakumar, Priya Vaasu, Padma Rekha
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| CUCUMBER SALAD |
Cucumber chunks - 2 cups
Mint - 5 sprigs (finely chopped)
Fresh Red Chilli - 1 (Deseeded and finely chopped)
For Dressing:
Balsamic Vinegar - 2 tbspn
Lemon - 1/2 (Squeeze juice)
Black Olives - 10 (cut into pieces)
Salad Onions - 3 (finely chopped)
Extra virgin Olive oil - 4 tbspn
Preparation:
Chop the cucumber into 1cm small chunks.
Chop saladonion,mint,redchilli and mint.
Take balsamic vinegar in a bowl and add olives in it.
Mix the olives in vinegar for 10 seconds and add salad onions.
Then add Olive oil and lemonjuice in vinegar and mix well.
Now, our dressing is ready.
Add chopped mint and red chilli to cumcumber chunks.
Pour the dressing over cucumber with little Olive oil and toss well.
Cucumber salad is ready to serve.
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| REFRESHING SALAD |
The Cucumber Salad can be served for breakfast and evening snacks.
Checkout my fellow bloggers in Marathon :) which is originated by Srivalli.
30 Minutes Meals:
Priya Mahadavan, Pavani
Seven Days of Salad:
Divya Vikram
For Ongoing 7 Events:
Priya Suresh, Suma Gandlur, Harini
Kids Friendly:
Vatsala, Kamalika, Jay
Seven Days of Rice:
Veena Krishnakumar, Priya Vaasu, Padma Rekha
17 comments:
A refreshing salad indeed....
The dressing is very interesting.Refreshing salad...
cucumber in a salad is always welcome!
very refreshing. Love the dressing too
Thats a refreshing and elegant salad..
delicious and heathy salad.
Balsamic vinegar is one of my favorite dressing ingredients-gives so much flavor to everything. Salad looks refreshing and delicious.
Very refreshing indeed!
Hi Ila, That is just what I should be eating - Will if someone makes it as nicely for me :)
Refreshing and flavorful salad with mints.
Refreshing Salad!!!!
Looks so green..tfs!
Thanks all for lovely feedback :)
Delectable & refreshing !! You have a nice space..following you!!
Refreshing n yum! :)
US Masala
Healthy and fabulous salad, yumm!
Very refreshing salad!
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