Thursday, October 19, 2006

Cucumber Salad Recipe

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.
Sufficient to Serve Six

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