"Asian Cucumber Salad with Cilantro and Vidalia Onions is a great salad when the weather gets hot...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 cucumbers, peeled in stripes, cut in half lengthwise, then into thick slices
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1 large Vidalia onion or other sweet onion, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch thick slivers of onion
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1 bunch cilantro washed and chopped just before using
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1 cup rice vinegar (don’t use seasoned vinegar which contains sugar)
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, or sugar (Use Splenda or Stevia for South Beach Diet)
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2 tsp. Asian sesame oil
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2 tsp. garlic puree (also called ground garlic)
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pinch hot pepper flakes (optional)
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coarse ground black pepper to taste