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Louis Post-Dispatch, I interviewed chefs and translated their restaurant recipes for home kitchens. You might also go another direction for a little heat, maybe ground chipotle, tajin or sumac.įor my weekly column in the St. That said, Frank's became our "house" hot sauce after chef after chef recommended it while I was translating restaurant recipes for home cooks for my column in the St. Instead of Frank's Original Hot Sauce Choose another hot sauce like Tabasco or sriracha or a tiny spoon of chipotle in adobo sauce.Keep it in the fridge in a squeeze bottles (affiliate link), it's great to have on hand for a quick, inexpensive sweetener. Just bring 1 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil. Or make a simple syrup, it's like liquid sugar. Instead of Honey For a vegan Cucumber-Mango Salad, turn to a plant-based natural sweetener like maple syrup or agave.Instead of Olive Oil Select another good salad oil, maybe avocado oil.If you don't have another clear, mild vinegar (regular white vinegar is too harsh for this salad), use one that's mild and light in color, maybe apple cider vinegar or sherry vinegar or even red wine vinegar. I stock up on unseasoned rice vinegar for just this purpose. Instead of White Wine Vinegar Check your pantry for another clear but mild vinegar.Instead of Lime Juice Use lemon juice or more vinegar.Instead of Fresh Mint Select another summery fresh herb, basil or cilantro or tarragon or even parsley.

Instead of Red Onion Cut thin slices of a shallot or a sweet onion (some times labeled "Vidalia" or "WallaWalla") or cut up one or two green onions, both the white and green parts.But! What you're looking for here is not just sweetness but softness so diced avocado would be good here too. Instead of Fresh Mangoes Consider other soft summer fruits, peaches and apricots come to mind.

Mango salad skin#

Or use a regular garden cucumber, if the skin is too tough, peel it or "stripe" it with a vegetable peeler.

Instead of Persian Cucumbers Use an English cucumber, its skin might use a little "striping" before dicing.

Hot Sauce But what makes this vinaigrette really sing? A teaspoon or two of hot sauce! It adds just a smidgin of heat, a great balance for the sweet fruit.

Lime Vinaigrette Somebody should bottle this stuff, it's so good, so versatile! It's made with fresh lime juice, white wine vinegar, a splash of olive oil and a touch of sweet honey.

A Little Red Onion To avoid the salad (and your breath) turning all onion-y, slice it as thin as you can and drop it into the vinaigrette to soak a bit, just while you're cutting up the mangoes and cucumber.

Mangos work perfectly here, a sweet foil paired with the neutral cucumbers.

Fresh Mangoes I don't know about you, but when I buy mangoes, I need a plan otherwise they just get sad and shriveled.

Persian Cucumbers Small Persian cucumbers work especially well here, the skins are tender, the interior flesh is less watery and the seeds small.

It's not that an ingredient can't be substituted by something else but when choosing the substitute, it's important to understand why the original ingredient was present in the first place. Each one contributes to the overall dish. In all my recipes and most well-written recipes, every ingredient serves a purpose. fun! and cute! Did I mention that Persian cucumbers are small and fun and cute?! They are! increasingly easy to find, check your grocery's produce section, Trader Joe's and Sam's Club. burpless! thus less likely to cause digestive issues. If they're stored in an airtight container or in a vegetable drawer in the fridge, the skins can turn a little slimy within a few days. I've learned to keep them left open to the air on a shelf in the refrigerator, then they keep for about a week. often sold in packages vs individually, the packaging prevents damage to the tender skins. less seedy than other cucumbers, especially garden cucumbers. known for thin and tender skins, no need to "stripe" or peel a Persian cucumber unless for aesthetics.

Ever eat a whole cucumber before now? A small one, you will! the perfect size for one or two servings, extra-easy to use for a quick lunch salad. small, about an inch in diameter, definitely smaller than an English cucumber and any garden cucumbers. short, about six inches long, definitely shorter than a long, skinny English cucumber and all but the youngest garden cucumbers. fruit (not vegetables, just like other cucumbers) botanically speaking and grow on long, wandering vines. Here's how they compare to those long and skinny English cucumbers and more typical old-fashioned fat and plump garden cucumbers. Grocery stores are labeling them "mini burpless cucumbers". You might be calling these "baby cucumbers" or think of them as "those cute little cucumbers"!

What Are Persian Cucumbers aka Iranian Cucumbers?