Cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and jalepeno peppers are tossed in a yogurt and sour cream sauce.TOSSED & FOUND
Editor’s note: Staff writer Clint Cooper has a drawer full of unused recipes in his kitchen. Once a month in Tossed & Found, he’s pulling some out and giving them a try.
One of my late father’s favorite side dishes was sliced cucumbers in a bowl of vinegar.
As a child, I couldn’t understand the appeal of such a dish. Yet I loved pickles which, more or less, are cucumbers soaked in vinegar. It didn’t make sense at the time.
Cucumbers are low in calories (15 calories per 1,000 grams), contain no saturated fats or cholesterol, are a good source of dietary fiber (with the peel), a good source of potassium (147 milligrams per 100 grams), contain antioxidants in moderate ratios and have a mild diuretic property.
They’re also cheap, for those who believe it’s more expense to eat healthily.