Minted Cucumber Salad

Minted Cucumber Salad

Add some ZING to your cukes!

Ingredients:

4 cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded and sliced

1 onion, sliced

1/2 cup chopped fresh mint

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 orange rind, grated

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

Instructions:

1.  Toss the cucumbers in a bowl with the mint, parsley, onion, and orange rind.

2.  Whisk the oil, vinegar and sugar together in a small bowl.

3.  Pour over the cucumber mixture.

4.  Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

5.  Toss again before serving on a very cold bed of lettuce.

6.  Serves 6 to 8.

Minted Cucumber Salad

Source:

Shaudys, Phyllis. The Pleasure of Herbs. Pownal: Storey Communications, 1986. Print.

or

Shaudys, Phyllis V. Herbal Treasures. Pownal: Storey Communications, 1990. Print.

Photo Credits:

Kitchen Sink Mint:  Photo Credit:  http://www.wallcoo.net/photography/sz_184_Interior_Greenery_1024_02/Interior_herb_HQ153.html

Minted Cucumber Salad:  Photo credit: Simon Aughton via Visual hunt / CC BY-NC-SA