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| An unusual and delicious salad to make with garden cucumbers. |
(Updated with better photos and instructions, July 2012.) When I run across people who are somewhat indifferent to cucumbers, I always wonder if they've ever had fresh-from-the-garden cukes, which I think are one of the most delicious things about summer. When cucumbers first start to appear, I just wash them, slice in half, and eat with a little salt. Later in the summer when they start to be abundant I might make a cucumber salad like this one. The recipe came from a cookbook I've for years, called Too Many Tomatoes, Squash, Beans, and Other Good Things. It's a book with some unusual and interesting ideas for using up garden veggies, and this cucumber salad was definitely a winner.
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