Lime Cucumber Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lbs cucumbers
• 1/2 cup coarse salt
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 6 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons basil (cut in long, thin strips)

Recipe

• 1 peel and thinly slice cucumbers.
• 2 place in a colander, sprinkle with coarse salt. drain for one hour.
• 3 mix juice, oil and sugar (dave use a stick blender, i whisk by hand or shake in a container big enough to then add the cukes).
• 4 layer cucumbers and basil in a sealable container (like the one i shook the dressing in).
• 5 pour lime vinaigrette over the cucumbers.
• 6 chill 2-4 hours, occasionally shaking container to mix juices.