Chilli Cucumber Salad - Sierra Leone Flavours
A refreshing chilli cucumber salad recipe.
Servings 8
Calories 76kcal
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 2 large English cucumbers peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp chopped red onions
For the dressing:
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp lime juice or more, to taste
- 1 pinch salt
- chilli flakes to taste
- 1 pinch lemon zest
- 1 pinch Maggi stock cube optional (and the norm in Sierra Leone)
- 3/4 tsp dried oregano
Instructions
- Make the dressing by mixing the lime, salt, chilli, red onion, lemon zest and maggi together in a small bowl.
- Place the sliced cucumber in a large bowl and then pour in the dressing.
- Gently mix to coat and adjust seasonings, to taste.
- Serve immediately, or cover, refrigerate and allow to marinate for a couple of hours.
Notes
Feel free to add more or less of what you want. Maggi cubes are stock cubes used in Africa that you can get in ethnic food stores.
Nutrition
Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 119mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 4.7mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.3mg