We Have An Overabundance Of Cucumbers

 

Easy Thai Cucumber Salad

1/3 cup of rice vinegar

2 Tablespoons of sugar

1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes

1/2 teaspoon of salt

2 large cucumbers (peeled and sliced)

white and black sesame seeds

3 green onions, diced

1/4 cup of chopped peanuts

To start peel your cucumbers longwise.   Place them in a bowl.

In another small bowl make your dressing.  The Sesame oil adds so much flavor.  Mix together the vinegar, sugar, oil, red pepper flakes, and salt.

Pour the dressing over the cucumbers.  Garnish with sliced green onions and chopped peanuts.

Toss everything together.

Serve it immediately or let it sit in the fridge to chill for a bit.

(We did not garnish with the onions or the peanuts this time.  But next time we will.  We also quadrupled the dressing recipe.  That way when you eat all the cucumbers in record time all you need to do is wash and slice more and add to the dressing.)

She's a little spicy for me but Mark loves it!

Easy Cucumber Salad

Easy Cucumber Salad

2 English cucumbers thinly sliced

1 teaspoon of salt

1 red onion thinly sliced

1 cup of distilled white vinegar

1/2 cup of water

1/2 cup of granulated salt

2 Tablespoons of fresh dill minced

Season cucumbers with salt in a large bowl and let them sweat for 1 hour.  Drain cucumbers and toss with onions.

In a saucepan over high heat, pour in the vinegar and water and stir in sugar until dissolved and the liquid turns clear, 3-5 minutes.

Pour over cucumbers and onions.  Stir in the dill.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.  Serve cold or at room temperature.

 Yummy in your tummy!

The Root Beer Stand

 It has been a while since my last 'food' post.  /but today MArk surprised me with a little road trip north of us.

The Root Beer Stand

11566 Reading Raod

Sharonville, OH

(513)769-4349

Mark tried a foot long.

I just had a regular hotdog with kraut.

I tried really hard to like it.  I gave it a good go but just for me and my taste buds, no one can meet the expectations of the flavor of a Stewarts hot dog.  I'm guessing just like me, the people that grew up in this area feel the same way that I do...nothing beats a hometown, what you grew up eating food.