Couscousandcucumbersaladwithbuttermilkdilldressing Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil and gradually stir in couscous.
• Remove from heat, cover and let stand 5 minutes; fluff with a fork, cool.
• Combine buttermilk, and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk.
• Add couscous, bell pepper, onions, and cucumbers; toss gently.

Steps:

• Combine sliced cucumbers and salt in a large bowl and let sweat for 1 hour. Drain liquid and toss cucumbers with onion slices.
• Combine white vinegar and water in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in sugar until dissolved and simmer until liquid turns clear, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour dressing over cucumbers and onions and stir in dill.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Peel 2 of the cucumbers.
• Slice all 4 cucumbers thin and place in a large bowl.
• Lightly salt and let stand for 1 hour.
• In a small bowl mix together the minced garlic, yogurt, lemon juice, dill, and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Whisk in the olive oil until well incorporated.
• Drain Cucumbers and place in a salad bowl.
• Pour on the salad dressing and toss gently.
• Chill for 1 hour, lightly toss again and serve.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together cucumber, vinegar and dill. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

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• Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring, until crisp, 15 to 20 minutes; transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Meanwhile, place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water by about 1 inch. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then cover, remove from the heat and let stand, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain, then run under cold water to cool. Peel under cold running water. Chop the hard-cooked eggs and season with salt.
• Combine the chicken, lemon zest and juice, bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns and a large pinch of salt in a medium saucepan; add enough cold water to cover the chicken by 1/2 inch. Bring to a bare simmer over medium heat (do not boil) and cook until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 160 degrees F, about 7 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing: Whisk the vinegar, shallot, mustard and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a serving bowl. Whisk in the olive oil in a slow, steady stream until emulsified; season with pepper. Dice the chicken and toss with 1 tablespoon of the dressing in a separate bowl.
• Halve, pit and dice the avocados. Season the tomatoes with salt. Add the Bibb and romaine lettuce to the serving bowl on top of the dressing. Arrange the bacon, hard-cooked eggs, chicken, avocados, tomatoes and blue cheese in rows on top of the lettuce. When ready to serve, toss the salad and season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Arrange the lettuce on a platter, then top with rows of the peppers, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, avocados, cheese and eggs. Drizzle the Bacon Buttermilk Dressing over the top and serve.
• Place the buttermilk, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard, chili powder, salt, pepper and bacon in a food processor and process until combined. Chill until ready to serve.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first five ingredients until blended. Refrigerate overnight. Stir in cucumber. Serve over a tossed salad.

Steps:

• Bring vinegar, sugar, water, dill, and salt to a boil in a saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Pour mixture over cucumbers in a large bowl; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
• Drain and discard vinegar mixture and stir sour cream into cucumbers. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 3/4 cup water, salt, and pepper to a boil. Stir in couscous, shallot, and raisins; remove from heat. Cover; let stand until couscous has absorbed water and is tender, 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together lemon juice and olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Add chickpeas, couscous mixture, and cucumber; toss to combine. Refrigerate in a covered container until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions for "al dente" ; rinse. Drain well.
• Combine dressing, seasoned salt, pepper, dill weed, half & half. Stir together. Add cucumbers and onions; set aside.
• Combine with pasta. Chill.
• *Best when allowed to sit overnight so all the flavors and the sauce can absorb into the pasta.

Steps:

• Run spinach and basil through a food processor until finely chopped.
• Mix spinach mixture, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl with an air-tight lid. Cover bowl and refrigerate salad, 8 hours to overnight.

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander. Generously sprinkle salt over cucumber; let sit until water starts to bead on the slices, about 10 minutes. Drain water from cucumber slices.
• Whisk sour cream, vinegar, yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice, sugar, and dill together in a large bowl until dressing is smooth. Mix cucumber, onion, and celery into dressing until evenly coated; season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Wash the cucumber(s) and partially remove the peel in lengthwise strips using a vegetable peeler or fork and leaving a little skin between each strip.
• Thinly slice the cucumber lengthwise. Place the vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
• Add the cucumber, onion, and dill, toss well.
• The salad can be served at once, but it will improve in flavor if you let the ingredients marinate for 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers and split them in half. Scoop out the seeds with a melon ball cutter. If using seedless cucumbers, it is not necessary to cut in half or to remove the seeds.
• Slice the cucumbers crosswise. There should be about 4 cups. Put the slices in a mixing bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and toss to blend. Add more seasonings such as vinegar, sugar and so on to taste, if desired. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers, cut them in half lengthwise and, with a teaspoon, remove the seeds. Cut the cucumbers into thin slices.
• In a bowl, combine cucumber slices with salt. Let stand for several hours.
• Before serving, drain excess water from the cucumbers and toss them with the vinaigrette.

Steps:

• Prepare cucumbers in a bowl and sprinkle with salt, mixing thoroughly.
• Cover and allow to sit on counter for 2-3 hours.
• Rinse cucumbers throughly with water and drain.
• Toss cucumbers with vinegar and gently drain.
• Fold in sour cream and top with pepper to taste.
• Stir in pepper before serving.
• To make with lettuce, break apart one head of iceberg lettuce and separate the leaves, salting as above and allowing to sit until wilted then follow remaining steps.