{"id":9709,"date":"2011-07-20T14:45:43","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T21:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9709"},"modified":"2013-03-10T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T21:49:06","slug":"easy-cucumber-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9709","title":{"rendered":"Easy Cucumber Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>2 medium cucumbers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1 1\/2 tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>3 T. red wine vinegar<\/p>\n<p>5 1\/2 tsp. soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. Asian sesame oil<\/p>\n<p>1 T. brown sugar<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 &#8211; 1\/2 tsp crushed red pepper, according to taste<\/p>\n<p>1 medium red bell pepper, cut into chunks<\/p>\n<p>2 scallions (green onion, spring onion), thinly chopped<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Peel the cucumbers if desired. Cut in half lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds in the middle. Cut diagonally into thin slices, no more than 1\/2-inch thick. Lay the cucumber slices in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Leave for at least 1 hour and pat dry with paper towels, squeezing out any excess water. Note: To help drain more water from the cucumbers, I weighed them down with 2 resealable plastic bags about 3\/4 full with water. You can also use a saucer to weigh down the cucumbers.\u00c2\u00a0 While desalting the cucumbers, in a small bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Whisk in the sugar and crushed red pepper. Simmer the dressing over very low heat for 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 3 minutes, (this allows the flavors to blend). Remove the cucumbers and pat dry with paper towels, squeezing out any excess water. Place the cucumbers in a large bowl and add the red bell pepper and chopped scallion. Drizzle the dressing over the salad. Toss, cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving, (preferably longer). Toss the salad in the dressing again before serving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 medium cucumbers 1 1\/2 tsp salt 3 T. red wine vinegar 5 1\/2 tsp. soy sauce 2 tsp. Asian sesame oil 1 T. brown sugar 1\/4 &#8211; 1\/2 tsp crushed red pepper, according to taste 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into chunks 2 scallions (green onion, spring onion), thinly chopped &nbsp; Peel the cucumbers if desired. Cut in half lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds in the middle. Cut diagonally into thin slices, no more than 1\/2-inch thick&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9709\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salads-dressings","category-vegetables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9709"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9717,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9709\/revisions\/9717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}