Cucumber Salad

This tasty cucumber salad dish is more akin to pickles than the salad you might see at a sushi restaurant.  But it's very easy, full of crispy goodness, and a tasty side dish for a light lunch.

Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

2 seedless cucumbers (1 1/2 to 1 3/4 pounds total)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons grainy mustard
Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
2 tablespoons mild extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Cut cucumbers into thin (1/16-inch) rounds with slicer. Toss with 2 teaspoons salt in a colander, then drain 30 minutes. Squeeze excess liquid from cucumbers.

Whisk together sugar, vinegar, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in cucumbers. Marinate, chilled, at least 2 hours.

Drain cucumbers, reserving marinade, and mound on lettuce. Whisk oil into reserved marinade and drizzle over salad.




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http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cucumber-salad-350881