Name: Fabienne's Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and diced - 2; Salt, or as needed - 1 pinch; Onion, diced - 1; Crushed pistachios, or to taste - ¼ cup; Lemon, juiced and zested - 1; Garlic, pressed - 2 cloves; Ground black pepper - ⅛ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - ⅛ teaspoon; Low-fat Greek-style yogurt, or to taste - 3 tablespoons; Lettuce leaves - 4; Tomatoes, quartered - 4 small

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Ingredients for - Fabienne's Cucumber Salad

1. Cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and diced - 2

2. Salt, or as needed - 1 pinch

3. Onion, diced - 1

4. Crushed pistachios, or to taste - ¼ cup

5. Lemon, juiced and zested - 1

6. Garlic, pressed - 2 cloves

7. Ground black pepper - ⅛ teaspoon

8. Cayenne pepper - ⅛ teaspoon

9. Low-fat Greek-style yogurt, or to taste - 3 tablespoons

10. Lettuce leaves - 4

11. Tomatoes, quartered - 4 small

How to cook deliciously - Fabienne's Cucumber Salad

1. Stage

Place cucumbers in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Set aside until water is drawn out of cucumbers, about 30 minutes.

2. Stage

Pat cucumbers dry to remove excess salt. Mix cucumbers, onion, pistachios, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a bowl; stir in yogurt.

3. Stage

Garnish a serving bowl with lettuce leaves; pour cucumber mixture into middle of the bowl. Surround cucumber mixture with tomatoes. Refrigerate for flavors to blend, at least 30 minutes.