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Cucumber Trio

[onlypaid]

by Chef Jerry Gruber

Summary: Three quick and easy cucumber dishes

Cooking time (duration): 25 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 2

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Ingredients

Rice Wine Vinegar Salad:

  • 2/3 cup English cucumber, peeled and sliced
  • 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. seasoning salt
  • 1/8 cup onions, sliced
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup cooked shrimp, diced and chilled
  • 1 tbsp. basil, chopped

Sour Cream and Onion Salad:

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 tsp. seasoning salt
  • 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp. dill
  • a pinch of pepper
  • 1 cup English cucumber, peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 cup onions, sliced

Salmon Pinwheel Salad:

  • 1 lb. smoked nova lox salmon
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 1 tsp. garlic chives
  • 1/4 English cucumber, peeled and cut into sticks
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. scallions, diced
  • 1/4 tsp. fresh dill
  • 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/8 tsp. seasoning salt
  • a pinch of pepper

Instructions

Rice Wine Vinegar Salad:

  1. In a medium bowl, mix together vinegar, sesame seeds, sugar, and salt.
  2. Add in onion and cucumber; toss to coat vegetables with sauce.
  3. Add pepper, sesame oil, basil, and shrimp; mix well.
  4. Serve immediately.

Sour Cream and Onion Salad:

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, salt, lemon juice, dill, and pepper.
  2. Add cucumber and onions; toss vegetables to coat with the sour cream mixture.
  3. Serve immediately.

Salmon Pinwheel Salad:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and chives.
  2. Lay salmon out flat on a cutting board.
  3. Spoon cream cheese mixture down the center of the salmon in a line.
  4. Top cream cheese with cucumber sticks, scallions, dill, salt, pepper.
  5. Take one side of the salmon and pull it over the filling.
  6. Roll the meat into a cylinder.
  7. Tuck in edges and sides neatly.
  8. Place a piece of plastic wrap over cylinder and tuck under the sides of the cylinder.
  9. Use both hands to smooth the plastic over the cylinder while shaping it more firmly.
  10. Do not remove the plastic wrap. Using a serrated knife, cut cylinder into 1-inch rolls.
  11. Serve immediately.

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