These simple fried Brussels sprouts genuinely surprise most youngsters since they taste better than they appear to! such as fried cabbage? You will also be in for a treat with this dish. To soften the taste and please my kids, I simply add around 2 teaspoons of sugar. However, it is still tasty without the sugar, so when I do, neither I nor them notice.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained and sliced
- 1 (8.75 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 medium cucumber, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon dried cilantro
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place tomatoes, corn, cucumber, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and red wine vinegar in a large bowl. Stir in crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, cumin, cilantro, salt, and black pepper. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Reviews
The Mexican cucumber salad is my favorite. Use a can of Rotel instead of the stewed tomatoes. Really yummy. Salad is dinner when it is hot.
This is such an easy and delicious recipe. When you’re tired of your regular green salad this is always good for a refreshing change. The only thing I’ve changed is the amount of crushed red pepper flakes, I just use a pinch. I’m sure fresh tomatoes would work well also if you don’t like canned.
Another great summer time salad.
Loved this. Like I often do with salads and soups, I used what I had on hand: 2 cucumbers, a pint of grape tomatoes, a yellow pepper, a poblano, most of a package of thawed frozen corn and a handful of fresh cilantro. Doubled the dressing except used 1 tsp of red pepper flakes, 2 tsp of sugar and a clove of fresh garlic. Looking forward to tasting it tomorrow.
Mexican Cucumber Salad by Ecuadorita. Try 1/2T crushed red. ‘Used thawed frozen corn & added some onion. Favorite cuc salad! Note4Me: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/56136/mexican-cucumber-salad/ … favorite http://allrecipes.com/recipe/205651/thai-cucumber-tomato-salad/ … second http://allrecipes.com/recipe/230082/cucumber-salad-with-dill-vinaigrette/ … third.
This recipe is good I used all fresh ingredients especially fresh corn added celery just delish I keep making it.I just love it
Wonderful flavor. It was a big hit.
Wonderful flavor. It was a big hit.
The salad is wonderful, however I did make some changes. I chose to use fresh grape tomatoes, diced onion, fresh cilantro, added a bit more cucumber and cut back on the red pepper flakes. For color I used red,green and orange bell pepper.
I’ve made this several times and love how simple it is. Will be making this dish tomorrow for a cook out. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
I didn’t put the corn in as I don’t liked canned. In the future, I would use fresh tomatoes instead of stewed.
I made it almost to the recipe. I changed out the stewed tomatoes for a can of roasted tomatoes with green chilies and I used fresh cilantro. (About 1/2 cup) I also added about a teaspoon of sugar.
I added 2T Huy Fong Sambal Oelek and used 1T gochugaru for the red pepper flakes. Also, used fresh cilantro. Have made several times recently.
Quick and easy! Nice and healthy
It is interesting that the recipe calls for dried (in other words practically flavorless) cilantro but the photo has fresh cilantro in it. This recipe was just ok as written. I couldn’t agree more with those saying use fresh ingredients. I made it as written the first time. Second time I made it I used an English cucumber as another review suggested, fresh corn cut off the cob, fresh diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro. I also cut way back on the red pepper flakes. Instead I added a diced and seeded jalapeno pepper and 1 tsp cayenne pepper. I know, it makes it a totally different recipe, but for me it was much more appetizing.
I have made this for several years and in the summer it is one of my go-to recipes for using up fresh veggies from the garden. I like spice so I include the full tablespoon of red pepper flakes (or sub in jalapeño or habanero peppers) but this can be pared down to cut back on the heat. Usually I end up using fresh tomatoes but the canned works fine too. I also prefer fresh cilantro as other reviewers have suggested. I tend to eat this more as a thick salsa with tortillas chips or on top of tacos than as a salad.
No changes and definitely will make this again. A healthy and tasty salad!!
Only used a teaspoon of red chili’s. Other then that it’s a very good recipe.
This is so light and satisfying! It had more flavor than I was expecting. I went lighter on the red pepper flakes because of my spice level preference.
8 2 17 … http://allrecipes.com/recipe/56136/mexican-cucumber-salad/ … Too many cucs makes a person make a lot of cuc salads. This is in the top three; top one, actually! I thought 1T crushed red had to be a misprint, but 1t is too little maybe 1/2T? I thawed frozen corn, used fresh grape toms; had some extra chopped red onion from another salad so added it. This may not truly be a five star, but it is the one I like best; orrrr it may be a five star, I’m just cuked out with cuc salads. 😀 Either way, it’s good. 😉 Note4Me: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/56136/mexican-cucumber-salad/ … favorite http://allrecipes.com/recipe/205651/thai-cucumber-tomato-salad/ … second http://allrecipes.com/recipe/230082/cucumber-salad-with-dill-vinaigrette/ … third.
This was alright…I used an extra cucumber and an extra tablespoon of Red Wine Vinegar. Holy Jesus there is too much red pepper. Use 1 teaspoon at most. Thought about adding some red onion. Will likely do that next time, and use fresh tomato. In fact, I will likely just look for a different recipe.