Three Simple Salad Recipes

Cucumber Salad
(serves 4)

Ingredients –
1 cup Cucumber, peeled, seeded, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Garlic clove, minced
1½ tsp. Cider vinegar
3 Tbsp. Salad oil
1 tsp. Chopped dill
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure –
Toss cucumbers with salt. Let sit 5 minutes, then rinse and drain cucumbers. Add garlic, vinegar, oil, and dill, and salt and pepper to taste.

Tomato Salad
(serves 4)

Ingredients –
1 Tbsp. Fresh oregano, chopped
½ C. Vegetable oil
3 Tbsp. Red wine vinegar
2 C Tomatoes, peeled, seeded, cut into wedges
1 C Onions, very thinly sliced
To taste Salt and pepper

Procedure –
Combine oregano, oil, and vinegar; toss with tomatoes and onions. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cabbage Salad
(serves 4)

Ingredients –
3 cups Green cabbage, shredded
1½ teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Caraway seeds
1½ teaspoons Granulated sugar
¼ cup Cider vinegar
½ cup Vegetable oil

Procedure –
Trim the coarse outer leaves from the cabbage and discard; quarter the cabbage, remove the hard white core at the point of each quarter and discard, then slice each quarter very thin. Toss shredded cabbage with salt and let stand 15 minutes. Squeeze the cabbage, mix again. Let stand 15 minutes, and squeeze again. Combine remaining ingredients and mix well. Toss with cabbage and let stand 30 minutes before serving.