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Cucumber Radish Salad. After slicing the cucumbers, lightly salt them. No need to drain off the salted cucumber juice. You want it to mingle with the fresh squeezed lemon juice. The result is refreshing. The cucumber and radish slices are crisp. I used baby radishes from my garden. But larger radishes will do. Persian cucumbers have a thin skin; it's not bitter. Other slicing cucumbers may be substituted but you might peel them first.

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