Smashed Buffalo Cucumber Salad with Avocado
This smashed buffalo cucumber salad is filled with tons of buffalo wing flavor! Avocado, blue cheese, peanuts and lime juice make this irresistible.
Ingredients
- 8 baby seedless cucumbers (or english/seedless cucumbers)
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 3 tablespoons buffalo wing/hot sauce, or more, if you like it!
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- ⅓ cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese (or feta, goat, cheddar, etc)
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
Instructions
- Cut the cucumbers into pieces (some in half, some lengthwise, whatever you want!) and use a jar or meat tenderizer to smash each piece, gently and most of the time, just once. You can discard any seeds that come out, but place all the cucumber pieces in a large strainer. Set the strainer over a bowl. Sprinkle on a generous pinch of salt and sugar, and toss the cucumbers. If you want, you can place a bowl (or something heavy!) on top of the cucumbers to help press out the water. Let the cucumbers sit for 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature.
- While they sit, prepare the rest of your ingredients!
- Drain the cucumbers and place them in a large bowl. Toss in the avocado. Add a small pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle with the wing sauce and lime juice and toss. Sprinkle on the cheese, peanuts, onions, cilantro and chives. Serve immediately!
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