Cucumber salad with Moscatel vinegar reduction

This is a lovely cucumber salad from Spain.  It collects delicious flavour from the vinegar reduction and mint.

Preparation Time: 10 Mins

Cooking Time: 10 Mins

Total Time: 30 Mins

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

1                    Cucumber  - peeled and sliced thinly       

2 tbs               Salt          

3 tbs               Moscatel vinegar reduction      

1 tbs               Olive oil     

¼ tsp              Lemon zest  - grated 

70 ml              Mint  - cut into thin ribbons      

To make the vinegar reduction

                     Vinegar  - Moscatel   

Method

To make the Moscatel vinegar reduction…

Pour Moscatel vinegar into a small saucepan, place over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, decrease the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until reduced by half.

Let it cool.  It can be stored in a tightly covered jar at room temperature.

To make the cucumber salad…

Put the cucumber slices in a colander and toss with the salt.  Let it sit for 10 minutes and then squeeze lightly to remove the liquid and drain well.

Put the drained cucumbers in a bowl, add the vinegar reduction, olive oil, lemon zest, and mint leaves, and stir gently to mix.