Today's Brilliant Idea: Cucumber Salsa
When you grow cucumbers in your garden, you usually run out of ideas for what to do with ALL those cucumbers you get in a season...you can only make so many jars of pickles! The bad thing about cucumbers versus summer squash, like zucchini, is that you CANNOT freeze it for later use. I saw a recipe for cucumber salsa online, via a friend's Facebook post, and it sounded easy-peasy!
I "tweaked" the original recipe I found online; it's pretty simple to prepare and can be modified to your liking! Here's what I threw together the other night:
Cucumber Salsa
2 cups finely chopped cucumber (peeled and seeded)
1 cup finely chopped tomato
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
a handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
a sprinkling of garlic powder
a splash or two of lime juice
1/4 cup, or so, ranch dressing (you can also use sour cream or plain yogurt)
sea salt, to taste
Optional additions: minced jalapeno pepper or ground cumin
Lightly toss all ingredients together in a bowl and serve with tortilla chips - or over grilled salmon, like I did!
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