Thursday, July 21, 2011

Cucumber Vinaigrette

Have you tasted Japanese pickled cucumbers?  Or, cucumber and onion salad?  This tastes a lot like that - delicious, fresh cucumbers flavored with onion, vinegar, and sugar.  Yum!
This recipe is adapted from one found in Sam Choy's Island Flavors cookbook.  It is a great dressing for cabbage, bok choy, or lettuce.  Sam Choy serves it with sushi.  However you serve it, it's great.  Refreshing and summery, light and flavorful.  Yum!

Sweet & Sour Cucumber Vinaigrette
Adapted from Sam Choy's recipe

Ingredients:
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tbsp water
3 tbsp sugar
1/16 tsp salt
1/2 cup peeled, seeded, chopped cucumber
1 green onion, sliced

Directions:
1.  Place all ingredients into the small bowl of a food processor.  Pulse until the vegetables are pureed.  Transfer to a small bowl.  Cover and chill for at least one hour.

2.  Stir the vinaigrette.  Serve!

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