Another salmon burger Friday. This time, we spiced the burgers with Berbere spice and mayo instead of mustard and capers. M found an Ethiopian mint yogurt mix and we quick pickled cucumbers. Recipes in comments. We finely chopped all the ingredients for the yogurt mix instead of blending it smooth. Awesome. Will eat the rest with heirloom tomatoes from the farmers market.
m + j
Martha Stewart’s Quick Pickled Cucumber Salad
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
2 large cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced crosswise
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup rice vinegar
Coarse salt and ground pepper
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, red onion, sugar, and rice vinegar. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
Marcus Samuelsson’s Mint Yogurt Sauce
1 hothouse cucumber,deseeded
1/4 cup shallots
1/2 cup lemon juice
32 oz (2 large containers) goat milk yogurt (available at Trader Joes)
1 bunch mint,cleaned
1 bunch cilantro,cleaned
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup olive oil (we omitted)
Salt and white pepper to taste
For the Mint Yogurt Sauce
1. In a blender, puree the cucumber, shallot and lemon juice until smooth
2. Add the yogurt and herbs to the blender, spin until smooth.
3. Season with the honey, olive oil, salt and white pepper