Sliced Cucumbers
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the cucumber into very thin slices.
Soak the slices in cold water mixed with salt for at least 30 minutes.
Drain and serve
Drain the slices and place them in a clean towel, wringing out as much moisture as possible.
Serve the drained slices on a dish with cracked ice.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cucumber
- Provides the crisp, fresh body of the salad once its water content is controlled.
- Coarse sea salt
- Draws water out of the cucumber slices through osmosis, firming them and seasoning the dish.
The step that matters
Wringing out the moisture. Salt pulls water out of the cucumber, so the slices must be squeezed dry after soaking. Leftover liquid would dilute the dressing and make the salad watery and limp.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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