Lemon Cucumber Salad

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 large english hothouse cucumbers
• 3 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1/4 cup lemon peel, finely julienned
• 1/4 cup orange peel, finely julienned
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 halve each cucumber lengthwise.
• 2 cut long grooves in skin using fork.
• 3 scoop out hollow in center of each using a melon ball cutter; discard seeds and pulp.
• 4 slice cucumbers 1/4 inch thick.
• 5 place cucumber slices in colander, sprinkle with salt and gently toss;drain 30 minutes.
• 6 rinse in cold water and pat dry.
• 7 blanch citrus peels in simmering water 3 minutes; rinse in cold water and pat dry.
• 8 blend juices in small nonaluminum bowl.
• 9 whisk in oil in thin stream;season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 10 mix in cucumbers and peels.
• 11 refrigerate at least 2 hours.