Basil Cucumber Salad

Dancer^'s Note:

This is a nice Indonesian salad, quick and easy to prepare and goes well with everything.

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 batch

• 2 lbs cucumbers
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 -2 medium red onion
• to taste currant (optional)
• to taste garlic powder
• to taste red pepper flakes or to taste white wine vinegar
• to taste water
• 1 cup tomato, chopped (optional)

Directions:

1. Thin-slice the cucumbers and onions and put them in a container.
2. Rip or chop the basil and toss it in.
3. Pour in vinegar and water.
4. I use less vinegar than water, but you want the vinegar a little strong so it will get into the cucumber.
5. Sprinkle in some garlic, maybe 1/2 teaspoon? Let this marinate for at least 2 hours.
6. It keeps well in the refrigerator for days.
7. Add the tomatoes at the last minute.

Reviews

[DidiG]

We found this to be very tasty. Omitted the currents and used 1/2 cup each red wine vinegar and water. Thank you for the recipe.

[Braunda]

Wonderful fresh taste the whole family loved it so very much. I also had to use the red wine and water. The basil made very good taste. This is a keeper for us. Thank You!

[ladypit]

We thought this was ok, but seemed to be lacking something. The flavor wasn't bad, just there was no zing of taste to make it interesting. I used balsamic vinegar which was nice, but perhaps I need to use a different kind of vinegar?