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Cucumber Salad (Simple, Italian-Style)

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Total time
5 min
Serves
2
Cuisine
Italian
Cucumber Salad (Simple, Italian-Style)

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber (fresh, preferably organic (see notes))
  • 1 ½ Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 pinches sea salt
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar

Steps

  1. 1

    Wash and slice the cucumber lengthwise, cut into small slices and put into a bowl.

  2. 2

    Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the cucumber slices.

  3. 3

    Next, sprinkle the sea salt over the cucumber. I used Scottish Blackthorn Sea Salt. I use a morter and pestle to grind coarse sea salt when adding to salads.

  4. 4

    Finally, add the red wine vinegar over the salad. Toss to combine all of the ingredients. It's not a bad idea to leave the salad for about 5 or 10 minutes as the flavor will improve in this time, especially if you use a good quality, flaked sea salt. Serve the salad as desired, but I highly recommend some crusty bread, especially for soaking up what's at the bottom of the bowl!

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