Pickled Cucumber Salad For Hamachi Tandoori Recipes

PICKLED CUCUMBER SALAD FOR HAMACHI TANDOORI

Steps:

• Place vinegar and sugar in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Add oil, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and add cucumber; cook 1 to 2 minutes. Strain cucumber mixture through a sieve, discarding liquid. Refrigerate until chilled. Add cilantro, and season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

HAMACHI TANDOORI

Steps:

• Season hamachi fillets with salt and pepper. Rub one side of each fillet with garlic; sprinkle both sides with dried thyme and tandoori powder. Place oil in a medium shallow bowl. Add fillets and turn to coat.
• Preheat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Remove fish from marinade; reserve marinade. Add fish to skillet and cook, turning once, until just lightly golden and warm, but still rare in the center, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Slice fish into 1/4-inch slices and divide slices among 4 serving plates. Place a 1 1/2-inch ring mold on one of the plates, opposite the fish. Fill 3/4 full with cucumber salad. Carefully remove the mold and repeat process with remaining three plates.
• Place mache in a small bowl and lightly season with salt and pepper. Add sherry vinaigrette and toss gently. Place on top of cucumber salad. Squeeze lemon over fish and serve with reserved marinade, if desired.

CUCUMBER PICKLE SALAD

Steps:

• Put the onion and red wine vinegar in a small pot, bring to a simmer and simmer for about 3 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Arrange the cucumber rounds in pinwheels in a single layer on a serving platter. Refrigerate.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, pickle juice, garlic powder, dill and a pinch of salt. Refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, season the cucumbers with salt and pepper. Spoon the dressing all over the cucumbers. Top with the diced pickle and pickled red onion. Serve cold.

PICKLED CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients, except the cucumbers, to a small pot and bring to a boil over low heat. Turn off the heat, add the cucumbers and let sit for 1 hour. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Reserve 1 cup for Online Round 2 Recipe: Mediterranean Pita Pockets.