Egyptian Cheese Salad(Serves 6) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise and seeded
salt
12 oz. Feta cheese, drained (if necessary)
1/2 c. finely chopped mild or sweet onion
1/4 c. olive oil
freshly ground pepper
mint sprigs

Preparation

Score cucumber with fork. Sprinkle with salt and let stand 20 minutes. Crush cheese with fingertips or fork and blend in onion, lemon juice and oil. Season with pepper. Drain, rinse and slice cucumber. Combine with cheese mixture. Place in shallow serving dish and decorate with mint. Chill salad for 30 minutes before serving.