Cucumber Salad
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This is very light and refreshing Cucumber salad. Its ideal for summers. Its a great side for anything you have on your grill. So if you prefer light and healthy meal you can surely try this.Do you know that cucumber are made up of 95 % water so they act as an ideal hydrating and cooling food for summers. Cucumber contains n number of antioxidants.It is low in calories and high in fiber, so if you are looking for weight control do try this Salad.
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Ingredients
- 2 Cucumber 2 medium sized peeled
- 1 Onion sliced
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 10 to 15 Mint Leaves
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
- 1 teaspoon Chilly flakes
- Sea salt according to taste
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Instructions
- Take Onion slice it and keep aside
- Take cucumber with a help of vegetable peeler, Shave cucumber in wide ribbons. repeat the step with rest of the cucumber till it reaches seeds. turn the cucumber and repeat the step
- In a bowl take cucumber shavings, sliced onions and chopped coriander
- For dressing in a mixer add cucumber seeds, lemon juice, olive oil, chilly flakes, sea salt and mint leaves blend this nicely.
- Pour the dressing on salad and toss it gently.
- Garnish with mint leaves, tomato and enjoy
Notes
- To make this salad more crunchy and crispy put cucumber shavings in ice cold water.
Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 37 kcal | Carbohydrates: 7 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 1 g | Saturated Fat: 0.1 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2 g | Sodium: 44 mg | Potassium: 277 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 378 IU | Vitamin C: 11 mg | Calcium: 37 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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Very nice