Spicy Cucumber Relish
By America's Test KitchenPublished on January 8, 2008
Time
30 minutes
Yield
Serves 4 (Makes about 2 cups)
Ingredients
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 2 cups)½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)1 serrano chile, seeds and ribs removed, minced (about 1 tablespoon)2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves 1 - 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lime¼ teaspoon Table salt
Instructions
- Combine cucumber, shallot, chile, mint, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature to blend flavors, 15 minutes. Adjust seasoning with additional lime juice and salt.
Time
30 minutesYield
Serves 4 (Makes about 2 cups)Ingredients
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 2 cups)
½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 serrano chile, seeds and ribs removed, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
1 - 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lime
¼ teaspoon Table salt
Ingredients
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 2 cups)
½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 serrano chile, seeds and ribs removed, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
1 - 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lime
¼ teaspoon Table salt
Ingredients
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 2 cups)
½ small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 serrano chile, seeds and ribs removed, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
1 - 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lime
¼ teaspoon Table salt
Why This Recipe Works
For an oven-roasted salmon recipe that would give us a nicely browned exterior and a silky, moist interior, we developed a hybrid roasting method, preheating the oven to 500 degrees but then turning down the heat to 275 just before placing the fish in the oven. The initial blast of high heat firmed the exterior and rendered some excess fat. The fish gently cooked in the oven and stayed moist as the temperature slowly dropped. Our oven-roasted salmon recipe was complete when we added an easy relish whose acidity and flavors balanced the richness of the fish.
Instructions
- Combine cucumber, shallot, chile, mint, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature to blend flavors, 15 minutes. Adjust seasoning with additional lime juice and salt.
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