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CUCUMBER SALAD

"Beside containing lots of water (95%), almost no calories (14kcal/100g), cucumbers contain biological substances for beauty. Isn’t it great that such a unique, inexpensive, super food grows in our gardens?! Cucumbers nourish us from the inside and beautify us from the outside."


Ingredients:
 
cucumbers
½ middle-size onion
pumpkinseed oil
apple vinegar
salt flower​

Method:
  • Slice the cucumbers thinly (remove the part toward the stem, which tastes bitter).
  • Add finely slices onion and season well with pumpkinseed oil.
  • There is no need to peel the young cucumbers, because the peel contains a vitamin E. Nevertheless, peel riper cucumbers with thicker peel. 

Why are some cucumbers bitter?
 
  • Cucumbers contains bitter compounds. Not all the same amount. The most bitter are the pickling cucumbers.
  • The bitterness increases, if you damage its stem during growing period. The cucumber needs to mature faster. The faster growth results in a higher level of the bitter compounds.
  • The cucumber is the most bitter at the stem, through which it gets all the nourishment. That’s why we cut of this part. The more bitter cucumber is, the larger part from the stem we cut off.
  • Also, the bitterness increases, if dry periods occur to many times in the growing period – too little watering or watering with very cold water after dry and hot periods. For a good growth, the cucumbers need a constant supply of water. 

Why are cucumbers so good for you?
​
  • The cucumbers contain the enzyme, which destroys the bacteria and intestinal worms, and also cleanses the intestines. This enzyme is responsible for the bitter taste in cucumbers, the very taste we try to avoid.
  • Also, the cucumbers improve protein efficiency, detoxify, help with losing body weight, relieve kidney problems, strengthen immune system and mucous membrane, beautify hair and skin and last but not least help with sunburns."
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    • BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH >
      • Scrambled Eggs with Truffles
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      • Avocado & Quail Egg Sandwich
      • Pancetta Twists
      • Coconut Chips
    • SOUPS >
      • Spring Soup
      • Roasted Pumpkin Soup
      • Cabbage Soup with Carniolan Sausage
    • MAIN DISH >
      • Creamy Veal Goulash
      • Bograč Stew
      • T-bone Steak with Poached Egg and Wild Asparagus
      • Ossobuco with Gremolata
      • Pulled Pork Whiskey Burger with Fried Egg
      • Roast Chicken in Lemon Marinade and Mashed Potato with Gouda Cheese
      • Pad Thai with Chicken
      • Roasted Turkey Breast with Apples and Wine
      • Duck Liver in Wine Sauce
      • Minced Meat Roast with Vegetables in Pastry
      • Sea Bass with Fennel Salad and Tomatoes
      • Papardelle with Chanterelles
      • Fresh Pumpkin Fettuccine
      • Pasta with Poppy Seeds or Walnuts
      • Baked Stuffed Peppers
    • SIDE DISH >
      • Easter Prata
      • Spaetzli
      • Polenta Stuffed Peppers
      • Barley Risotto with Beetroot
    • SALADS & VEGETABLES >
      • Cucumber Salad
      • Green Salad with Warm Potatoes
      • Roasted Broccoli
      • Roasted Brussels Sprouts
      • Pickled Cucumbers
      • Leavened Cucumbers & Zucchinis
    • BREAD >
      • Rye Bread without Yeast - with Sourdough Starter
      • Fluffs - Soft and Fluffy Buns
      • Pita Bread
      • Spelt Bread with Flax Seeds
      • St. Nicholas' Devils
      • Bread Braid with Poppy Seeds
      • Ciabatta with Poppy Seed Oil
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      • Carnival Fried Pastry
      • Pavlova with Hazelnut Base
      • Hot Chocolate with Cardamom and Homemade Munchmallows
      • Chocolate Cupcakes and Swiss Buttercream with White Chocolate
      • Baked Chocolate with Mango and Ice Cream
      • Juicy Pompkin-Chocolate Bundt Cake
      • Carob Rolls
      • Sweet Plate - Greek Style
      • Miss Lemoneé
      • Panna Cotta with Sparkling Wine and White Chocolate
      • Panna Cotta with White Chocolate and Truffles
      • Passion Fruit on Vanilla Cream
      • Flourless Raspberry Chocolate Cake
      • Flourless Strawberry Elderflower Cake - Lady Elderflower
      • Flourless Chocolate Chestnut Cake - Lady Chestnut
      • Pistachio & Hazelnut Chips
      • Hazelnut Mini Rolls
      • Cottage Cheese Pie with Poppy Seeds
      • Raspberry Ferdinand Rolls
      • Apricot Pockets
      • Honey Pears with Poppy Seeds & Vanilla Cream
      • Cat Eyes with Plum Jam
      • Fried Mice with Banana, Coconut and Lime
      • Kinder Milk Slices My Way
      • Millet Cake - Krapec
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