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RECIPE: Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

This is from _Real Vegetarian Thai_ by Nancie McDermott.  I've had
better versions of this simple side dish, but this one is good as
well. 

Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt

1 large cucumber, about 12 ounces
1/4 cup chopped red onion
3 T chopped fresh cilantro leaves

In a small pan, bring vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to a gentle
boil.  Simmer for about 2 minutes until the sugar and salt is fully
dissolved and the mixture is slightly thickened.  Remove from heat and
chill.

Peel cucumber and cut in half length-wise.  Slice into 1/4 inch thick
half-rounds. 

Add cucumber, onion, and cilantro to chilled syrup mixture and let sit
abot 15 minutes in the refrigerator.

To serve, remove cucumber, onion and cilantro from the mixture with a
slotted spoon.  Cucumber salad is a good accompanyment to hot fiery
foods.  I don't know if this keeps well, because I've never had a
batch last more than a day. 

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Michelle Dick             artemis@xxxxxxxxx              East Palo Alto, CA

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