Strawberry Cucumber Salad

Strawberry Cucumber Salad tossed in Honey & White Wine Vinegar

Have you heard? I can grow a badass cucumber! It all started in the compost...

...I'm one of those people who will see something in a picture and more often than not, convince myself 
"Hey, I can do that!",
 and off I set to do 'whatever' without really researching the 'how to' behind the project... 

Sound familiar? Know anyone else like this? 

Well in this instance, it was composting. 

I mean seriously, how hard can it be to allow stuff to decompose, Right?  

So I built a box out of pallet leftovers setting a drum from an old washing machine in the center to hold my 'stuff'. 

Making sure the cover would lock to keep critters out, ensuring airflow ~
I felt good about my recycling endeavor and started filling the drum with kitchen scraps & garden trimmings,
 turning it daily as I had interpreted from the pic. 

Payday happened at the beginning of Spring 2018 when my efforts were rewarded with beautiful black rich soil! 

I was so excited at my success! :)

WHOOT! 

As soon as it was warm enough that black gold was spread over every single raised bed, 

used in all my pots and even layered in some ground areas. 

Anticipation grew as I soon started seeing little sprouts everywhere. 

Yay! I was all happy with myself; maybe I do have a green thumb... 

HaHaHa, If Only! 

Ya see, all the sprouts were IDENTICAL. 

Every pot. Every bed. Every spot I used my black gold had the exact same sprout. 

Each sprout I have since learned was a cucumber! (a few were cantaloupes)

Apparently, I need to research more about composting because when I discarded my cucumber vines

with some cucumbers last year,

:( the seeds did not decomp as I expected :(

and were dispersed throughout my entire garden this year! 

SMH! Imagine my surprise when cucumbers started coming up where I had planted corn! 

And cantaloupe! 

And tomatoes in my potatoes! WTH? 

It's funny now :) but I've had to do some serious searching for cucumber inspired recipes...

Thus, bringing this ingenious lovely into my life! Simple, easy, 4 ingredients! Think of it as 'Summer in a Side'!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Honey
• 1/8 - 1/4 cup White Wine Vinegar
• 1 large Cucumber
• 1 pint Strawberries

Mix vinegar & honey in a small bowl. 

I suggest this motto: "Less is Best, Taste as you Go" 

to ensure the vinegar isn't overpowering the sweetness I started with 1/8 cup and continued until it fancied my flavor! ;)

Peel and slice your cucumber into rounds

Slice the strawberries after washing and removing stems, adding to bowl of cucumbers. 

Pour the honey mixture over the fruits, tossing 

gently to dress each slice. 

Cover and chill before serving.

Oh, food for thought: to cut small fruits like strawberries, olives, or mushrooms 

~ I ♥ this ~ 

Works Perfectly so hands of grands can assist without concern of cutting themselves!

Surfing through Pinterest as I usually do for inspiration I stumbled across a pin that led me to Karen over at   https://thefoodcharlatan.com with her re-make from the cookbook Our Sweet Basil Kitchen by Oh Sweet Basil. 

Both recipe curators use balsamic for this dish. I chose white wine vinegar as it has less bite IMO compared to balsamic versions. 

But don't take just my word, you should try all three for yourself!

Til Next Time ~

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