So, I had thought about making cucumber salad. I thought I had a recipe for it so I looked on my blog and I couldn’t find it. But I really could swear I wrote about it somewhere because the one I was craving was a specific one from a restaurant that has been closed for years. And I thought I made it after I had been there. One thing I loved about it was the way they cut the cucumbers. They were cut julienne, thin match-book type slices. It was very good. I didn’t find it on my blog so I threw what I thought was the ingredients together and took pictures. But then as I was making it I decided to not use the minced garlic (hence the reason I cut it off) and I ended up using some things not pictured. So the picture of the ingredients is not an accurate representation of the ingredients. So it is somewhat false advertising. Start with a tablespoon of mayo and then after you mix everything else in decide if you want more.
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Cucumber Salad
1 Tablespoon mayonnaise
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon sherry
A drop of olive oil
A sprinkle of onion powder
A sprinkle of garlic salt
A splash of Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar
A splash of Sesame seed oil
1 cucumber
In a bowl that will be large enough to fit all the sliced cucumber, mix all the ingredients. While the ingredients are marrying slice the cucumber – julienne. As you finish slicing sections of cucumber you can put them in the dressing mixture or you can leave them on the cutting board and maybe let some of the water drain off them. Once you are all done cutting and putting the cucumber in the dressing, toss well. Then let it set for an hour or so.
Serve.
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I am sorry this recipe might sound like something you get from your grandma who never measures, but I didn’t put enough of the “sprinkle” or “splash” ingredients to measure. I just sprinkled and splashed. I never use pepper, but you might want to add some.
I actually made this two nights in a row.
I saved the dressing from the first night and used it again. It had gotten a little watered down so I put in another tablespoon of soy and a sprinkle more of garlic salt.
Last night – a week after we had this I realized I should have put sesame seeds on it!
Do you like cucumber salad?
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