Armenian Cucumber Recipes

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Jana: Here are a couple I found:

 

 

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Armenian Garden Salad

 

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3 cups cut romaine lettuce

2 gootah [Armenian cucumbers] -- diced

1 red onion -- quarted & sliced

2 tomatoes -- cut into bite-sized pieces

1 red or green bell pepper -- chopped

2 stalks celery -- chopped

1/4 cup Armenian or Italian parsley -- chopped

1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves

1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil leaves

Salt and cracked black pepper to taste

DRESSING:

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 clove crushed garlic

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon tarragon

 

Combine vegetables. Blend dressing ingredients well; toss with the chilled

salad.

 

 

Source:

" http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/4722/armgrnsal.html "

 

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Per serving: 1034 Calories (kcal); 108g Total Fat; (91% calories from fat); 2g

Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 6mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 21 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES :

Crumbled Armenian or Greek feta cheese and a few olives sprinkled over the salad

makes an entirely different taste treat.

 

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Burke's Persian Salad

 

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1/2 long Persian or Armenian cucumber -- peeled & finely diced

8 plum tomatoes -- or 4 medium

tomatoes, finely diced

2 green onions -- chopped

3 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley -- (3 to 4)

1 tablespoon extra-virgin Italian olive oil -- (1 to 2)

1 teaspoon strained lemon juice -- (1 to 2)

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

a smidgen of paprika

 

Combine cucumbers, tomatoes, green onions, and parsley in large shallow serving

bowl. Add olive oil, lemon juice

and season to taste with salt, pepper, and paprika. Serve at cool room

temperature (not COLD).

 

 

 

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Per serving: 114 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (10% calories from fat); 5g

Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 49mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 5 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Yes, yes, yes ... I'm aware that " Burke " is not a Persian name. This

recipe comes from my friend Sean Burke, and it's a favorite of his.

http://www.gumbopages.com/food/persian/persian-salad.html

 

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