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Growing Chefs! Ontario Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad
Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad
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Ingredients
Equipment
Get Organized!
Gather your mis en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.
![Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad Equipment](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/Cilantro-Lime-Cucumber-Salad-Equipment.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1640197545&s=9757056641c3b9e381ac6a46baa8763b)
![Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad ingredients](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/Cilantro-Lime-Cucumber-Salad-ingredients.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1640197540&s=52dacabdc58723523110c853e9c4ac50)
Get Prepped!
Slice cucumber very thinly with a Chef’s knife.
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Cut jalapeño in half, remove stem, and scrape out seeds with a spoon. Cut into strips and finely. dice
Wash your hands before touching your face after handling hot peppers!
![Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad step 2](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/Cilantro-Lime-Cucumber-Salad-step-2.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1640197690&s=1c23263916ced4599a4cf893eda13285)
![Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad step 3](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/Cilantro-Lime-Cucumber-Salad-step-3.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1640197702&s=2f0cdc1df5612a6864023023197a5194)
Remove peel from garlic, and grate finely with a rasp. Alternately, mince very finely with a Chef’s knife.
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Cut limes in half, and juice enough limes to get â…“ cup lime juice.
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Remove cilantro leaves from stem and discard stem. Bunch together cilantro leaves and chop finely.
Measure olive oil and red pepper flakes.
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Get Cooking!
Add diced jalapeño and garlic to a medium-sized bowl.
Add lime juice to the bowl, with pepper and salt and whisk together well. season
![Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad step 7](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/Cilantro-Lime-Cucumber-Salad-step-7.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1640197850&s=bf0e1085da1303bfa3c68c2218a8ad77)
Continue whisking, and add oil in a thin stream, whisking continually, to the oil into the dressing. emulsify
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Combine cucumbers with red chili flakes and cilantro in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss with tongs to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
![Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad step 9](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/Cilantro-Lime-Cucumber-Salad-step-9.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1640197930&s=23e7dca8f22dfecd7c39b712ae36a074)
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