Cool Cukes
"This is my version of the pickled vegetables they serve at Vietnamese restaurants. I have eliminated the sugar by using Splenda. This is a very refreshing and bright tasting side dish. It goes very well with rice based dishes or grilled meats. FYI - You can buy already prepared matchstick carrots in the grocery store."
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 English cucumber
- 1⁄2 medium sweet white onion
- 1⁄3 cup carrot (cut into matchsticks or sliced into 1/4" thick half-rounds)
- 1⁄3 cup rice vinegar
- 3 packets Splenda sugar substitute
directions
- Peel the cucumber leaving small strips of green remaining.
- Cut in half.
- Slice halves into 1/2" thick slices.
- Cut the onion into 1/4" thick rings.
- Quarter the rings and separate the pieces.
- Take the carrot matchsticks or half-rounds, onion, and cucumber and place them in a glass bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar and Splenda.
- Pour over the vegetables, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- The pickled vegetables need to be used within 24 hours.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
An Dracon
Kennedale, TX
<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> I live on the edge of the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex. The town I am in has less than 6,000 residents yet I am only a 20 minute drive from Whole Foods and Central Market. We also have an abundance of Indo-European and Oriental stores. All the great places to explore for all the unusual foods you see on cooking shows.
Central Market even has "famous" chefs giving cooking classes. I plan to take the Sushi making classes Spring 2003.
The only thing we need to make this area perfect is for Katz Deli from Houston to open a place right around the corner from me, their chopped liver is to die for. On the same corner a great Mystery book store like the Murder by the Book they have in Houston.
Then if the local restaurants would learn how to cook better I would be in Seventh Heaven. Gee, am I opinionated or what!
I collect cook books, love to read, and I am planning on teaching myself how to sew in 2003.
