I've come across this lovely
kind of cucumber salad and meant to make it but always forgot, so good to see your recipe.
My most embarrassing moment while entertaining was when I lost my grip on a
bowl of cucumber salad and spilled it all over my friend's lap!
It being Midsummer, I had prepared a Scandinavian - inspired meal
consisting of the cucumber salads I shared recipes for last week; salmon and pickled herring; an assortment of cheeses from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; and dill - and parsley potatoes adapted from Molly Wizenburg's blog; among other treats.
The acidity in the lime
juice of the cucumber salad will prevent your avocado from turning brown overnight so it can be stored in the refrigerator for around 2 days
When you take a
spoonful of this cucumber salad, you first enjoy the light creaminess of it but then as your teeth get into the cucumber you get the crunch... yummm... In a unique way it feels both indulgent and refreshing, which makes it designed for summer days.
4 cups shredded lettuce or other greens 2 cups cooked barley, quinoa, brown rice or other grain (cooked in vegetable broth) 1
batch of cucumber salad (recipe below) 1 cup chipotle hummus (recipe below) 1 cup crumbled feta (optional) 2 ripe avocados 1 lime, sliced into quarters for serving
Reminds
me of a cucumber salad that my french mom makes with garlic and vinaigrette.
Drain carrots and mix with cucumber salad in a large bowl with
some of the cucumber salad liquid.
To assemble the meze bowl, layer the lettuce into the bottom of a large bowl, followed 1/2 of cooked barley (or other grain), and 1/4
of the cucumber salad.