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    Sweet-Spicy Cucumbers over Tomatoes


    Source of Recipe


    cooking light

    Recipe Introduction


    servings 8
    points 1 (serving size: 2 tomato slices and about 1/3 cup cucumber mixture)

    servings 4
    points 2

    List of Ingredients




    2 cups thinly sliced pickling cucumber (about 2 cucumbers)
    1 cup thinly sliced Vidalia or other sweet onion
    1/2 cup cider vinegar
    1/4 cup sugar
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    2 whole dried red chiles
    16 (1/4-inch-thick) slices tomato
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

    Recipe



    Arrange half of cucumber in a 9-inch pie plate. Top with half of onion. Repeat procedure with remaining cucumber and onion.
    Combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients (vinegar through chiles) in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumber mixture. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 to 4 days.

    Arrange tomato slices on a platter; sprinkle evenly with 1/8 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Remove cucumber mixture from marinade with a slotted spoon; arrange over tomato slices.


    NUTRITION PER SERVING
    CALORIES 32(6% from fat); FAT 0.2g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.1g); PROTEIN 0.8g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 11mg; SODIUM 115mg; FIBER 1g; IRON 0.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 7.7g


 

 

 


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