Creamy Cucumber Side

Serves 4
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Creamy Cucumber Side

This simple side dish gives a cool note to summer suppers and works well with salmon or lamb. Any mild-flavored vinegar can be used in this warm weather recipe. Recipe courtesy of the cooks at food52.com. Photo by Sarah Shatz, courtesy of food52.com. To learn how to make this recipe, watch the video on Food52.

Special Diets:

Gluten FreeGluten Free
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1organic English cucumber (about one lb-sized)
    1/2Vidalia onion peeled
    1 teaspoonKosher salt
    1 tablespoonrice vinegar
    1 teaspoonorganic cane sugar
    1/2 cupbest quality Greek yogurt
    2 tablespoonsfresh dill chopped
    Zest of one Meyer lemon

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Method

Slice the cucumber and onion as thinly as possible. Place slices in a colander, sprinkle with the salt, stir and seat the colander over a bowl to catch the released liquid. Refrigerate for one hour.

Discard the extra liquid and now rinse the salt from the cucumber and onion. Drain well and pat the slices dry using kitchen towels.

Turn the cucumber and onion into a medium-sized bowl and add the sugar and vinegar, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Fold in the yogurt, dill and lemon zest. Chill for an hour, stir again (juices will have settled) and serve.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

60

Total Fat

3g

Saturated Fat

2.5g

Cholesterol

5mg

Sodium

130mg

Total Carbohydrate

6g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

4g

Protein

3g

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