CUCUMBER HOT SAUCE

Cucumber Hot Sauce image

Provided by Jacques Pepin

Time 10m

Yield 2 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cucumber (about 12 ounces)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (use more or less, to taste)
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable oil (or corn oil)
2 teaspoons soy sauce
3 scallions, cleaned and finely minced (about 1/3 cup)
1/2 cup water

Steps:

Peel the cucumber with a vegetable peeler and cut it in half lengthwise. With a spoon remove the seeds. Cut the cucumber lengthwise into thin strips and then cut the strips crosswise into small dice. You should have about 1 1/4 cups.
Combine the cucumber with the salt, sugar, pepper flakes, vinegar, oil, soy sauce, scallions and water. Set aside until time to serve the salmon patties.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 157, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 295 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams