Comments on: Cucumber-Mint Salad

By: Cathy King

Cathy King — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 22:32:56 +0000

I am so not a good cook!  I hate to cook but my husband and I are diabetics so I must cook something. I got your new book and it is great, but I won't do recipes with lots of ingredients.  Anywhere I can get simple, limited ingredient recipes to try to cook for us?
---Reply posted by DJ on 6/3/2016
Hi Cathy,

Sorry for the delay. It's been a busy time. Thank you for the kind words about my book! In terms of more simple recipes, I can't think of a single source of low-carb simple recipes. I can think of some general minimal number of ingredients authors, such as Rozanne Gold, but I can't think of anyone (offhand) that does it in the Paleo/Keto/Primal/Low-Carb space ... I consider most of my recipes to be fairly simple, but I can see how my approach to writing can be a bit wordy ... making it seem like the recipes are more involved than that are. It does sound like you're getting some use from it, which is great. In any event ... just search for simple low-carb recipes on the internet and start building a collection of favorites. It's probably my best suggestion. I hope it helps! :-D

By: Cathy King

Cathy King — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 22:32:41 +0000

I am so not a good cook! I hate to cook but my husband and I are diabetics so I must cook something. I got your new book and it is great, but I won’t do recipes with lots of ingredients. Anywhere I can get simple, limited ingredient recipes to try to cook for us?

By: Roz Weitzman

Roz Weitzman — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 06:19:14 +0000

I love the combination of lime, mint and yogurt so I will try it. I have been making a variation of this salad for years now. Here it is: I grate the cucumber instead of slice it. I use real mayonnaise or low fat mayonnaise, dried dill weed, lots of it, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder and of course fresh black pepper. It's great accompaniment to most meals. Cucumber has such a mild flavour that you can turn it Italian with Italian spice, middle east with cumin, or Indian with turmeric, or Mexican with Mexican chili powder.
---Reply posted by DJ on 3/16/2016
Yep! That little bit of salt is a really good idea. Helps to eliminate the pools of liquid. I'm not sure why I didn't do it that way. Great tip! :-)
---Reply posted by Roz Weitzman on 3/11/2016
Forgot to say that I very lightly salt the grated cucumber in a colander and let it rest a little before squeezing out the excess water before adding ingredients.

By: Cristina

Cristina — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 19:57:58 +0000

Looks great, but is cucumber carb amount wrong? Seems really high and shouldn’tthere be fiber in them? Thanks!
—Reply posted by DJ on 4/30/2015
Hi Christina, I agree with you, completely. The problem is … near as I can tell, the nutrition facts I’ve been able to find for this cucumber are seemingly incomplete. There are very rare instances where I find information that looks or feels wrong to me, but is echoed elsewhere. It’s difficult to know what to do, so I also echo it, for better or for worse. I remember having a big conversation about this a while back and several people went on a search for more accurate info and everyone agreed that … this is what can be found, but also agreed it feels wrong. Maybe someone has done a more thorough examination of this cucumber since that last search, but … this is the best information that seemed to exist when the recipe was written. Between you and I … it’s got to have some fiber in it. Look at other cucumbers to find a similar range of fiber (or any melon, really … ). It won’t be precise, but it’ll be a whole lot closer than “zero”. I hope this helps explain some things! :/

By: Emily Bristol

Emily Bristol — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:50:19 +0000

DJ…I LOVE your recipes and I will be trying this one soon! I don’t know if you’re a fan of spicy Korean food but I wanted to share my recipe for Quick Cucumber Kimci with you. It’s another one of those sneaky recipes that everyone loves!

http://www.thekoreancouponer.com/quick-cucumber-kimchi

I hope you enjoy it and get a chance to try it out!

—Reply posted by DJ on 4/7/2015
I LOVE Kimchi! This also looks like a great recipe. Thank you! Someday, I really want to get into fermented foods. They’re all the rage and … it’s admittedly something I know little about. When I was a kid, a restaurant I worked at made its own sauerkraut, but I never really invested myself in the process. I just remember they would mix big buckets of cabbage and then set it in the basement. A while later … it was called Sauerkraut! I’m sure there’s more to the story. Someday, if you find me … I may very well have big jugs of spicy cabbage buried all over my yard. Someday … Thanks for sharing! 😀

By: Shirley Gargus

Shirley Gargus — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:53:35 +0000

I ordered your book from Amazon. They sent 2,so I will return one. Looking forward to using some low carb gluten free recipes.

---Reply posted by DJ on 3/16/2015
YAY!!! Well that was nice of them ... (and you!). Thank you for your honesty! Enjoy the recipes. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments along the way. Thanks!

By: Joyce Phillips

Joyce Phillips — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:17:29 +0000

Every time I see a cucumber in the future, I'll think of a garden gnome. I'm a fan of the cucumber and onion mix with vinegar and oil. I add onion salt, garlic salt and black pepper. The secret ingredient is Accent. I fix a batch and eat on it until it's gone. Sometimes I add tomatoes and/or bell pepper.
---Reply posted by DJ on 3/16/2015
YUM! :)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 20:03:43 +0000

I grew up on a similar cucumber salad. Cukes, onions, mayo or miracle whip (mom was a fan of miracle whip), vinegar, and garlic pepper salt and some sugar. I just made it that way (with mayo) and used a pinch of pure stevia instead of sugar. Yummy!
---Reply posted by Jane on 3/16/2015
Not big on mint because I have acid reflux. I think dill would be an awesome substitute.
---Reply posted by DJ on 2/21/2015
Yep! There are loads of these kinds of salads. Try tossing some fresh herbs into it. I'll bet some mint or tarragon would be fantastic.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 04:42:39 +0000

DJ, I can honestly say this is the first time I have heard the words "cucumber' and "garden gnome" used in the same sentence. I'm not sure what this means, but I sense it is significant.
---Reply posted by DJ on 2/1/2015
The clues are all around. Good to see you're paying attention! ;)

By: J bell

J bell — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 16:31:32 +0000

I just use Mayo with lime and onions salt and pepper. Yum yum. Love it
---Reply posted by DJ on 1/29/2015
Thanks for the thought!