0 from 6 votes
Chilli Cucumber Salad - Sierra Leone Flavours
A refreshing chilli cucumber salad recipe.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 76 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 2 large English cucumbers peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp chopped red onions
For the dressing:
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp lime juice or more, to taste
- 1 pinch salt
- chilli flakes to taste
- 1 pinch lemon zest
- 1 pinch Maggi stock cube optional (and the norm in Sierra Leone)
- 3/4 tsp dried oregano
Instructions
- Make the dressing by mixing the lime, salt, chilli, red onion, lemon zest and maggi together in a small bowl.
- Place the sliced cucumber in a large bowl and then pour in the dressing.
- Gently mix to coat and adjust seasonings, to taste.
- Serve immediately, or cover, refrigerate and allow to marinate for a couple of hours.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Feel free to add more or less of what you want. Maggi cubes are stock cubes used in Africa that you can get in ethnic food stores.
Nutrition Information
Calories
76kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Sodium
36mg
(2%)
Potassium
119mg
(3%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
80IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
4.7mg
(5%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 76
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 76kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Sodium | 36mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 119mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 80IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 4.7mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.