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Mediterranean Smashed Cucumber Salad
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This Crispy Smashed Cucumber Salad is the ultimate fresh summer side dish, combining crunchy Persian cucumbers, red onion, and a tangy whole-grain mustard vinaigrette for big flavor with minimal effort. Ready in just minutes, it's the perfect healthy side for grilled chicken, steak, burgers, or backyard BBQs. Light, refreshing, and irresistibly crisp, this is one cucumber salad you'll make all season long.
Ingredients
- 6 each Persian cucumbers
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
Instructions
- Cut 6 Persian cucumbers in half lengthwise.
- Place cucumbers cut sides down; smash with a rolling pin until slightly flattened but still intact.
- Cut into 1-inch pieces and place in a large bowl.
- Add ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion, 1 tsp kosher salt, and ½ tsp sugar; toss to coat.
- Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Pour off any liquid and discard.
- Add olive oil, whole-grain mustard and sherry vinegar; toss to coat.