Are you a cucumber lover?  Me too!

I appreciate that cucumbers are healthy and hearty and California grown year-round!  That’s right.  If you can’t find them seasonally, then Windset Farms comes to the rescue with their greenhouse produce!  So, in the dead of Winter and you are craving fresh, local cucumbers, you are in luck.

For this recipe I used their Fresco Seedless and let me tell you, they are HUGE!  They remind me of the large english cucumbers that you see so readily available at the grocery store.  The best part is they are seedless.  That’s right.  No seeds to contend with and that is perfect for this recipe.

Fresh herbs were added to the yogurt-based dressing, adding a spicy and bright flavor to this unique salad.

The trick to the “ribbons” in this dish is the use of a mandoline.  Have you used one?  Trust me;  this is a must-have kitchen gadget.  I also use it when making potato gratin, when you have to achieve that thinly sliced vegetable for even cooking.

I sliced 3 gigantic cucumbers for this salad in just a few minutes.  

The creamy dressing contains fresh herbs including mint, dill and garlic.  It’s like magic sauce!

Now that you know you can get California cucumbers year round, when are you going to make this salad? 

I think the sooner the better…