SMASHED CUCUMBER SALAD
SMASHED CUCUMBER SALAD
3 lebanese cucumber
50gm feta
10gm fresh dill (just the fronds)
1/2 red onion
Cr. Black pepper
2 tbl sp toasted sesame seeds
Dressing
Lime juice
Dijon
EVOO
Sea salt
To create dressing start with a tbl sp of dijon in a jar. Cover with lime juice and then add another layer of EVOO on top of that. Shake hard and then season with salt and adjust the lime and oil to get it perfect.
Begin by smashing your cucumbers. Cut them into weird triangular shapes, some big and some small to give variation. Lay seed side down on chopping board and smash them in with something heavy (like the back of a knife, I used a pestle from my mortle and pestle). You want to break down the cucumber to create these little crevices and cracks to all the such to penetrate. In doing so you should lose most of your water liquid and seeds.
In bowl add in crumbled feta, finely chopped dill, finely diced red onion, a few cracks of black pepper and your dressing. Mix salad and then top with toasted sesame seeds.