Avocado & cucumber salad

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 larges Cucumbers
Salt
2 eaches Avocadoes
¼ cup Vegetable oil
1 each Lemon
1 small Garlic clove, pressed
Black pepper
Large lettuce leaves

Directions

Peel the cucumbers, cut them in half lengthwise, & core with a melon cutter, discarding the pulp & the seeds. Slice thinly & place in a bowl. Salt the slices & refrigerate for an hour.

Cut the avocadoes in half along the narrow side & remove the seed.

Peel & dice. Combine with cucumber.

Mix the oil with the lemon, garlic, pepper & additional salt if needed. Stir together with the avocado & cucumber & store in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Serve cold on the lettuce leaves.

Virginie & George Elbert, "Down-Island Caribbean Cookery" Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 07-17-95

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