Cucumber-zucchini Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 medium cucumbers
• 2 medium zucchini
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper (fresh ground if available)
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 for the dressing: dissolve sugar in hot water then blend with the vinegar, salt, and peppers. .
• 2 arrange in alternate layers: 2 medium cucumbers, scored with a fork, not peeled but sliced very thinly and 2 medium zucchini, raw, same size as cucumbers, prepared the same way.
• 3 drain any water formed from cucumbers before adding the dressing.
• 4 allow vegetables to marinate in the dressing at least 1 hour before serving.
• 5 serve with meat, fish, or poultry.