Cucumber salad
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | eaches | Cucumbers, peeled, seeded & grated |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vinegar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Olive oil |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Za'atar* |
| Cured black olives | ||
Directions
Drain off exces liquid from the cucumbers & combine with the sugar, vinegar, oil & salt. Crush the za'atar between your fingertips & sprinkle over the cucumbers. Mix well with two forks, then chill.
Decorate with olives before serving.
*An herb found only in the Mediteranean, similar to marjoram which may be sustituted for it. Or use thyme or oregano or a mixture of all three.
Paula Wolfert, "Couscous & Other Good Food From Morocco" Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 10-08-94