Kittencals Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Place cucumbers in a colander over a bowl; sprinkle with salt and toss. Let stand 15 minutes. Squeeze and blot dry with paper towels., In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; stir in cucumbers. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• Mix cucumbers, sweet onion, and sea salt together in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Turn cucumber mixture into a colander set over a bowl or in a sink; let drain, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has drained, about 30 minutes more. Transfer drained cucumber mixture to a large bowl.
• Stir mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, dill, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a bowl with a whisk until smooth; pour over the cucumber mixture and stir to coat vegetables with the dressing.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Steps:

• Place the cucumber slices into a glass bowl, sprinkle with vinegar and kosher salt; toss using hands.
• Allow to sit for about 45 minutes.
• Pour out any liquid from the bowl and drain in a colander; allow to sit for another 30 minutes to allow any excess drainage.
• In a bowl mix together the mayonnaise with sour cream, sugar, fresh dill and black pepper.
• Place the cucumbers in a bowl; pour the dressing over and toss to coat.
• Mix in red onion slices (if using).
• Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor blend all ingredients together (except Parmesan cheese and black pepper) until well blended, starting with 2 teaspoons sugar and adding in more if needed after mixing.
• Season with black pepper then mix in Parmesan cheese (if using).
• Adjust all ingredients to taste.
• Cover, and refrigerate for 6 or more hours before using.

Steps:

• Toss cucumber with salt in a colander and let drain 15 minutes.
• Whisk together sour cream, vinegar, sugar, and pepper in a medium bowl until just combined.
• Rinse cucumber under running water, then wrap in a kitchen towel and squeeze out excess moisture. Add cucumber and onion to sour cream mixture and toss to coat.

Steps:

• Peel & slice cucumbers in 1/2 in thick slices. Then half ea slice & transfer all slices to a lrg mixing bowl (See note).
• Roughly dice red onion & add to the bowl.
• Quarter tomatoes, remove seeds, rough dice the tomato "meat" & add to the bowl.
• Thinly slice 1/2 green pepper, cut slices in 1 in strips & add to the bowl.
• Toss prepared "veggies" to achieve a good distributional mix.
• Add last 6 ingredients to bowl, mix well & refrigerate at least 2 hrs (stirring at least once to redistribute ingredients).
• Notes: The cucumber cut is esp important. If thinly sliced, most cucumbers wilt & do not retain their crunch. -- When all ingredients have been combined, the mixture will appear dry & lack a creamy texture or appearance. DO NOT PANIC - that will begin to change almost immediately.
• Note added 7/24/06: In response to reviewer comments, the amt of salt has been reduced by half. If you reduce further, you will likely lose any salt component in the mix.

Steps:

• For the dressing; in a processor or use a wire whisk process/whisk the olive oil with lemon juice, 2 teaspoons dried oregano, garlic, dried, basil, red wine vinegar, salt and sugar until smooth (add in more oregano and lemon juice if needed).
• Season with black pepper.
• Chill in fridge for a couple of hours before using to blend flavors.
• Place the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
• Pour dressing over; toss to combine.
• If desired allow the salad to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving, or you can refrigerate for 1 hour (tossing a few time during sitting time).

Steps:

• In a small 2-cup mini food processor, process/mince the anchovy fillets and garlic together until finely minced (do this together and firstly, otherwise it will not get minced properly with the other ingredients).
• Add in the remaining ingredients, and process for 30 seconds, or more until well mixed.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Thin with buttermilk (or milk) for a thinner consistency if desired.
• Store in fridge, covered in a glass container for 3 or more hours before using (the flavors become stronger when left in the fridge for a longer time).
• Toss desired amount of dressing with Romaine lettuce and croutons.
• Sprinkle with more grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk together sour cream, sugar, vinegar, dill, salt and pepper.
• In a separate large mixing bowl, toss together cucumbers and onions.
• Pour sour cream mixture over top and mix together.
• Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl toss together chicken with celery, onions and cranberries.
• In another bowl mix all dressing ingredients until well blended; add to the chicken mixture and toss to combine.
• Cover and chill for a minumum of 4-24 hours.
• Just before serving mix in grape halves then season with black pepper.
• POACHING CHICKEN-------.
• Place the chicken breasts in a saucepan.
• Cover with water and 1/2 teaspoon salt (and 1 bay leaf optional) bring to a simmer.
• Lightly simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let sit in the water for about 10 minutes.
• Cool and chop.