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Spicy Cucumber Salad

Want to make something different with those cucumbers in your garden? This can be used as a simple salad or a side dish. Great with stir fry, served as a simple salad or side and even straight out of the refrigerator as a snack.

1 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon Trade Winds Spice Company Crushed Red Pepper
1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Ginger People minced ginger
4 lbs cucumbers
Trade Winds Spice Company Sea Salt to taste

Whisk together vinegar, pepper flakes and ginger in large bowl for dressing.

Using a vegetable peeler, cut cucumber lengthwise into ribbons and add to bowl with dressing, tossing to combine; salt to taste. Chill at least 15 minutes, stirring once before serving.

Note: If using cucumbers with seeds, peel ribbons from each of the 4 sides of the cucumber, being careful to leave seed core intact. Toss seed core.

Serves 8.

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Trade Winds Spice Company
423 South Main Street
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 351-0422
www.tradewindsspice.com