Cucumber salad with chillies

Cucumber salad with chillies

Ingredients:
1 continental or Lebanese cucumber
1 small onion finely sliced
1 tablespoon white vinegar
3 chillies red or green (or more to taste)
1 tablespoon light olive oil
salt and pepper

Preparation:
Peel skin off cucumber.
If using a continental cucumber, coarsely grate the fleshy part of the cucumber into a serving dish. Refer to left hand photo above. Avoid grating the centrepart containing the seeds.
If using a Lebanese cucumber, cut into halves lengthwise. Remove seeds in centrepart. Finely slice halves as shown in photo above.
Finely slice chillies and onion. Place in a separate bowl, add 1 tablespoon white vinegar and 1 tablespoon light olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
Add to the sliced or grated cucumber. Gently mix well together.
Serve as an appetiser with curries.
Enjoy.