Cucumber Salad (Salad Timun)

As the spring comes, we can start to plan our grill party.  I recommend cucumber salad as a side along your grilled meat. 

 In ''hectic a.k.a last minute" preparation of your grill party, you can always count on this "easy-to prepare" salad. 
 

My "easy to prepare" salad

The basic recipe can be seen as follow.

 

Cucumber Salad 
Serve: 2 - 4 portion

Ingredients:
400 gr cucumber, thinly sliced
1 shallot, chopped
1/2 lemon / lime (or 1 tbsp vinegar, any type of vinegar)
Salt
Sugar
Ground black pepper
fresh herbs, chopped (chives, dill, basil, parsley, coriander (cilantro), etc)

Methods:
1. Combine sliced cucumber and chopped shallot in a large bowl.
2. Sprinkle lemon juice (or you can use vinegar, if you like the acidity more intense). 
3. Add salt, sugar and ground black pepper then mix well.
4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minute.
5. Discard the  excess water (at this point, you can taste your salad, add more salt and  
    sugar if needed).
6. Garnish with your favorite herbs.

Cucumber salad

Cucumber salad goes well with your grilled meat or fried meat

In addition to the recipe above, you can also experiment using other ingredients like your favorite herbs or sour cream to make this salad even tastier.
For serving, I like to sprinkle my cucumber salad with chili flakes.

chives, feel free to substitute dill, basil, or any other herb you like. - See more at: http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2012/07/recipe-tomato-cucumber-salad/#sthash.9xKonauN.dpuf

chives, feel free to substitute dill, basil, or any other herb you like. - See more at: http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2012/07/recipe-tomato-cucumber-salad/#sthash.9xKonauN.dpuf