Confetti Cucumber Salad Recipes

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• Mix the cucumbers, red onions, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt in a bowl. Pour them into a colander and suspend it over a bowl. Wrap the bowl and colander with plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator to drain for at least 4 hours or overnight. Discard the liquid that collects in the bowl.
• Pour the yogurt into a sieve lined with a paper towel and suspend it over another bowl. Wrap the bowl and sieve in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Discard the liquid that collects in the second bowl.
• When the cucumbers are ready, roll them up in paper towels or a kitchen towel and press the towel lightly to remove most of the liquid. Place the cucumbers and yogurt in a large bowl with the sour cream, vinegar, dill, 2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper. Toss well and refrigerate for a few hours to allow the flavors to blend. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and serve chilled.

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• Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse in cold water, and drain.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, black pepper, and garlic until well blended. Mix in basil. Add pasta, tomatoes, bell peppers, and olives; fold gently until mixed. Chill several hours. Stir gently before serving.

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• Combine jicama, red onions, carrots, red bell pepper, celery, and green onion in a large bowl. Sprinkle white sugar over the vegetables, stir well, and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Combine rice wine vinegar, oil, fish sauce, honey, lime juice, and Sriracha in a jar with a lid. Close the lid and shake vigorously. Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
• Remove salad ingredients from the refrigerator, sprinkle with minced almond slices and cilantro, and toss with the vinaigrette. Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve.

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• In a bowl, toss together corn, lima beans, green beans, tomatoes, onion, avocado, jalapeño and basil. In a second bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Add vinaigrette to salad and toss to coat. Refrigerate for an hour before serving to let it marinate, if you can stand to wait.

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• In a bowl, toss the greens, olives, onion, peppers, cabbage and cheese. Serve with dressing.

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• In a large bowl, combine the beans, corn, cilantro, peppers, onion, jalapeno if desired and garlic. , In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, chili powder and sugar. Pour over bean mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve with a slotted spoon.

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• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the garlic over medium heat until crispy, set aside to cool.
• Mix the vinegar and sugar together.
• In a bowl, toss together the chopped onion, bell pepper, and cucumbers.
• Pour the vinegar/sugar mixture and the chili sauce over the salad and toss.
• Add the cooled garlic and toss.
• Upon serving, sprinkle the chopped peanuts over the salad
• Enjoy!

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• For the salad: Quarter and core the cabbage. Set up a food processor with the slicing blade. Slice the cabbage and then transfer it to a colander. Switch to the grating blade and shred the carrots; add to cabbage. Toss the cabbage and carrots with the salt and set colander in the sink until the vegetables wilt, 1 to 4 hours. Rinse cabbage mixture thoroughly in cold water and spin it dry in a salad spinner.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing: Whisk the vinegar with the honey, mustard, celery seeds, salt, and black pepper to taste in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the olive oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream to make a smooth, slightly thick dressing.
• Quarter, core, and shred the apples. Toss the cabbage mixture with the apples, scallions, and about 1¿2 cup of the dressing. Refrigerate until chilled and the flavors come together, about 1 hour. When ready to serve, toss the watercress with the remaining dressing. Make a ring on a platter with the watercress, and mound the coleslaw in the middle of the ring.

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• In a large bowl, combine the jicama, cucumber, peppers and onions. , In a small bowl, whisk the cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, juice concentrate, oil, garlic and seasonings. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Stir before serving.

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• In a bowl, combine all ingredients; toss lightly. Serve immediately.

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• To Make Salad:
• Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mound salad on platter. Garnish with onion rings and avocado slices. Serve, passing sauce separately.
• To Make Yogurt Sauce:
• Blend all ingredients in processor using on/off turns just until cucumber is finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to small bowl. (Can be prepared 1 hour ahead. Cover and chill.) Makes 3 cups.

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• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 9 to 11 minutes. Drain and run under cold water.
• Mix tomatoes, onion, cucumber, celery, crabmeat, and tuna in a bowl; add spaghetti. Stir in salad dressing and garlic; season with salt and black pepper. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for flavors to blend, at least 30 minutes.

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• In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, onions, green pepper, radishes and cucumber., Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl.

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• Prepare corn bread according to package directions.
• Cool completely and crumble or cube.
• In a large bowl, combine all of the salad ingredients, including the crumbled corn bread.
• In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients and whisk until well blended.
• Before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss gently.

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• Lightly peel cucumbers, less perfect is ok! Thinly slice and place in a colander. Liberally cover with salt, shake up and place more. Place colander in a sink or on a towel as the salt will make the cucumbers "leak" any moisture. Leave them like this for at least an hour.
• In a jar or dish mix together water, vinegar, sugar and dill - a dash of salt and pepper is good too. Add cucumbers, with OUT rinsing them. Store in fridge overnight.
• YUM!

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• Combine tomato, beans, cucumber, and papaya in a large bowl. Toss with garlic and chile pepper.
• Stir together lemon juice, lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar in a small bowl. Pour over papaya mixture and toss. Sprinkle peanuts and cilantro on top and serve.

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• Salad:.
• Dice all vegetables, and halve cherry (or grape) tomatoes. Cover with dressing.
• Dressing:.
• Mix all ingredients together until well blended. Pour over Confetti Salad. Marinate for 2 hours to overnight.

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• Combine all vegetables in large bowl. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Toss salad with enough Ranch Dressing to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.