Refreshing Dijon Mustard Cucumber Salad
Simple Spring Side Dish: Healthy Cucumber Recipe, Mustard Cucumber Pickle, White Cucumber Salad
A refreshing, white cucumber pickle that resembles a salad, tossed in a vibrant orange dressing infused with Dijon mustard. This dish offers a delightful balance of sweetness and tang, perfect as a light and healthy side.
Ingredients- 1 cucumber
- 80g cabbage
- 1 orange
- Pinch of salt
Dressing (Pickling Sauce)- 1.5 Tbsp orange juice
- 1/3 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 0.5 Tbsp vinegar
- 1/3 Tbsp peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp mustard
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1.5 Tbsp orange juice
- 1/3 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 0.5 Tbsp vinegar
- 1/3 Tbsp peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp mustard
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
First, prepare all the ingredients for the recipe. Fresh ingredients are the start of a delicious dish!
Step 2
Peel half of the orange and slice it into half-moons. For the cucumber, if it has many seeds in the center, remove them. Then, slice it diagonally about 0.5cm thick. Remove the thick stems from the cabbage and cut it into bite-sized pieces about 2cm wide. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the sliced cucumber and cabbage, and let them sit for 5 to 10 minutes to pickle. This process draws out moisture, making the vegetables crispier and allowing them to absorb seasoning better.
Step 3
Squeeze the remaining half of the orange to extract the juice. Now, let’s make the refreshing orange dressing! In a bowl, combine the fresh orange juice, the measured Dijon mustard, peanut butter, regular mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Whisk these ingredients together until the peanut butter is smoothly incorporated, creating a beautiful orange dressing.
Step 4
Place the drained cucumber and cabbage, from which moisture has been squeezed out, into a large bowl. Add the nicely sliced orange half-moons to the bowl as well.
Step 5
Now, pour the delicious orange dressing you meticulously prepared over the vegetables in the bowl.
Step 6
Finally, gently toss the ingredients a few times using chopsticks or a spatula to evenly coat the vegetables with the dressing. It’s important to mix gently to avoid mushing the vegetables. Once mixed, your fresh and flavorful mustard cucumber pickle, a refreshing cucumber salad, is complete! Serve immediately and enjoy.
