CUCUMBER SALAD 1
Besides serving plain slices of cucumber on a lettuce leaf, as may be done at
any time, cucumbers may be used as an ingredient in the making of many
salads.
- 3 Medium-sized cucumbers
- 1 c. Diced tomato
- 1/2 c. Diced celery
- Salad dressing
- Lettuce
- 1 Pimiento
Peel the cucumbers, cut them into halves, and with a small spoon scoop out
the cucumbers in chunks, so that a boat-shaped piece of cucumber that is
about 1/4 inch thick remains. Dice the pieces of cucumber which have been
scooped from the center, and place the cucumber shells in ice water so as to
make them crisp. Mix the diced tomato, celery, and cucumber together, and
just before serving drain them carefully so that no liquid remains.
Mix with
salad dressing, wipe the cucumber shells dry, fill them with the salad mixture,
and place on salad plates garnished with lettuce leaves. Cut the pimiento into
thin strips, and place three or four strips diagonally across the cucumber.
CUCUMBER SALAD 2
Pare thickly, from end to end, and lay in ice-water one hour; wipe them, slice
thin, and slice an onion equally thin. Strew salt over them, shake up a few
times, cover and let remain in this brine for another hour. Then squeeze or
press out every drop of water which has been extracted from the cucumbers.
Put into a salad bowl, sprinkle with white pepper and scatter bits of parsley
over them; add enough vinegar to cover. You may slice up an equal quantity
of white or red radishes and mix with this salad.
CUCUMBER SALAD 3
Peel and slice a cucumber, mix together 1/2 a teaspoonful of salt, 1/4 of a
teaspoonful of white pepper, and 2 tablespoonfuls of olive oil, stir it well
together, then add very gradually 1 tablespoonful of vinegar, stirring it all the
time. Put the sliced cucumber into a salad dish, and garnish it with nasturtium
leaves and flowers.
