Cucumber Salad with Chrystallized Ginger

The photo is without the dressing.
I bought crystallized ginger for a specific recipe.  I remember being pleased with the results and wondered why it took me so long to add this to my cupboard.  Unfortunately, I forgot about the ginger and have not used it enough.  When I made this salad which called for raisins, I decided that the crystallized ginger could only make it better.  Success.

 In the past, I have found cucumber salad can get very boring and I have tried different dressings to make it more interesting.  The little bit of ginger made a difference and next time, I would like to add a little bit more.

Cucumber Salad with Crystallized Ginger

Ingredients:

4 Persian Cucumbers, thin sliced
1 small red onion, thin sliced
handful of yellow raisins
1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger

Dressing:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2  cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried dill

Method:

Combine cucumbers, red onion, raisins and ginger.

Add dressing of the ingredients mixed together.

Chill before serving.



Eat and enjoy.

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Comments

  1. gluten Free A_Z BlogJuly 28, 2015 at 7:38 AM

    Wow! now this caught my attention. Really different with the ginger. Looks delicious!

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  2. April J HarrisAugust 1, 2015 at 12:41 PM

    I love crystallised ginger, Chaya, but I have only used it in sweet things. What a great idea to use it in this delicious salad. It sounds perfect for summer.

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  3. UnknownAugust 2, 2015 at 12:50 PM

    cucumber salad with crystallized ginger sounds delicious thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop,. pinning and tweeting

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  4. Lou Lou GirlsAugust 3, 2015 at 2:34 PM

    I absolutely love this! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for bringing such a masterpiece to our party. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Lou Lou Girls

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  5. TeaLadyAugust 7, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    As I was scrolling the picture started to appear and it looked like a lovely water color. What a great thing. Salad looks really good.

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