* cucumber fiesta *

with enough enchiladas left over from last nights supper for another meal tonight we are going for round 2. sean's brother is coming for supper & i wanted to figure out some sort of salad to serve with them, which initially proved to be more difficult than i anticipated. in the end cucumber was the only solution i could come up with besides a plain garden salad which just wasn't doing it for me....i have made creamy cucumber salads before with yogurt and mint or dill dressing but neither of those sounded too appealing paired with a mexican main dish. after much thought i came up with this recipe which will now be my new sidekick @ any future enchilada adventures.

SALAD
1 cucumber, seeded & chopped (you don't HAVE to seed it....i'm just picky about seeds : )
1 can whole kernel corn
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
1 tomato, seeded & chopped (once again with the seeds : )...i'm EVEN MORE picky when it comes to tomatoes!)
1 small OR 1/2 a large red onion, diced
1/4-1/2 cup cilantro (depending on your taste...feel free to omit it completely if you're not a fan)

~combine all ingredients together in a medium-large mixing bowl.

DRESSING
1/2 cup plain regular or non-fat yogurt
juice of 1/2 a lemon
2 tbsp red OR white wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp red pepper flakes (a little more, less or none @ all for whatever level of spice you prefer)
salt & pepper to taste

~whisk all ingredients together in a small mixing bowl or liquid measuring cup & pour over salad. stir to combine & chill for @ least 1/2 an hour before serving.

manje!