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Friday, September 14, 2012

Cucumber Salad

Ever need a recipe to use up all those cucumbers and tomatoes from the garden? This is a good recipe for that. This makes a big bowl of salad with a lot of nutritious ingredients. This is great to make at the beginning of a busy week, packaged in small containers, and can be enjoyed throughout the week.  The dressing makes a great salad dressing.

Dressing:
1 cup fresh parsley, minced (about 1/4 cup)
juice of 2 lemons (about 1/4 cup)
1 clove garlic, minced ( about 1 teaspoon)
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/3 cup olive oil
salt and black pepper to taste

Salad:
2 medium cucumbers, peeled
2 medium green peppers, seeded
3 medium tomatoes
1/2 medium red onion
1 bunch radishes
1 can (6oz) large black pitted olives

In food processor, mince the parsley.Add the lemon juice, garlic, cumin, paprika, and oregano. Process until well blended. Add olive oil, salt and pepper, and process until well blended.

Dice all the vegetables, or use food processor to get about a 1/4 inch sized dice. Combine all vegetables and sliced black olives in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and combine until vegetables are coated.

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