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An english cucumber salad with kefir dressing on a white background.

English Cucumber Salad with Kefir Dressing


  • Author: Curtis Gamble

Description

A healthy salad with a tart, fermented dressing.


Ingredients

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For the cucumber salad:

  • Kefir dressing (Recipe below)
  • 2 seedless English cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • Shallot, sliced into thin rings
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Feta
  • Fresh dill
  • Aleppo chili

 

For the kefir dressing:

  • 1 cup milk kefir
  • 2 tbsp dill, minced
  • 2 tbsp parsley, minced
  • 2 tbsp chives, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • Zest and juice of 2 lemons

Instructions

  1. Add all dressing ingredients to a tall cup or bowl and, using a hand blender, puree to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  2. To finish, in a large mixing bowl, add dressing, cucumber, shallot and salt and pepper, to taste. Adjust acidity with extra lemon juice. Spoon onto a serving platter laying as flat as possible. Sprinkle feta, fresh torn dill, and Aleppo chili and serve immediately.