Cucumber Salad

Ingredients for Cucumber Salad

• 2 seedless cucumbers (1 1/2 to 800g total)

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• 60ml distilled white vinegar

• 2 teaspoons grainy mustard

• Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves

• 2 tablespoons mild extra-virgin olive oil

• Equipment: an adjustable-blade slicer

How to make Cucumber Salad

Cut cucumbers into thin (1/16-inch) rounds with slicer. Toss with 2 teaspoons salt in a colander, then drain 30 minutes. Squeeze excess liquid from cucumbers.

Whisk together sugar, vinegar, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in cucumbers. Marinate, chilled, at least 2 hours.

Drain cucumbers, reserving marinade, and mound on lettuce. Whisk oil into reserved marinade and drizzle over salad.

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