Cucumber Salad With Fresh Mint, Sweet Onions and Cherry Tomatoes

Feast Your Eyes!'s Note:

This quick and easy cucumber salad offers cool refreshment for summer dining or warm afternoon picnics. It's a delicious side dish with roasted lamb or baked chicken

• Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 cups cucumbers
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 1 lemon, juice of
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes , sliced in half
• ½ cup purple onion , chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley , minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh mint , chopped
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄8; teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• fresh mint sprig , garnish
• salt and pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Peel, seed, and slice cucumbers (slice to desired thickness). Sprinkle with 1 teasponn of salt and allow to drain for half an hour.
2. Spoon the yogurt onto either a paper coffee filter or sevral layers of paper towels; spread to 1/2-inch thickness. Cover with an additional coffee filter or paper towels, and let stand for about 5 minutes. Scrape the yogurt into a ceramic mixing bowl, using a rubber spatula. Add the lemon juice and give a good stir; cover and refrigerate.
3. Combine the cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, parsley, and mint in a medium ceramic mixing bowl; gently toss.
4. In a small ceramic mixing bowl, add the drained yogurt, vinegar, sugar, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder; stirring well.
5. Pour the yogurt dressing over the cucumber mixture, and gently toss.
6. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours (the longer the more tastier). Garnish with the mint sprigs.