38C/100F today, so minimized cooking. Cucumber salad, hummus and pita, German style red cabbage (store bought), olives, and a farro, white bean, radish and cucumber salad.

by mgfreema

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  1. mgfreema

    Cucumber salad:
    1 English cucumber sliced thin and salted (1 t kosher salt)
    1/2 red onion soaked in cold water
    3 T vinegar of your choice (I used sherry)
    1 t honey (I used a little less, can sub sugar if you want)
    Dill

    Let salted cucumbers sit for 5-30 minutes in a colander. Shake them up to drain as much water as possible. Drain red onions. Dissolve honey in vinegar and add cucumbers and onions. Taste for salt and top with dill.

  2. Adventurous_Ad_9805

    Thanks for sharing the recipe for the cucumber salad. It looks devine!

  3. mgfreema

    Farro salad

    1 cup farro.

    1 can white beans rinsed

    1/2 English cucumber cut in half lengthwise and sliced thinly.

    4-5 radishes sliced thinly.

    1/4 c parsley.

    2 scallions sliced thinly

    3-4 pepperoncini peppers (I used sweet cherry as it’s what I had, which gave it a spicy kick)

    Dressing.

    2T sherry or red wine vinegar.

    1 T Dijon mustard.

    1 T pickling liquid from peppers.

    1/4 c olive oil

    Salt and pepper.

    Cook farro, let cool slightly and toss in olive oil

    Assemble dressing.

    Add in beans and vegetables

    Add farro

    Mix and taste for seasoning

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