Cucumber Salad with Mustard Dressing

Ingredients

• 2 English cucumbers
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon white-wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill leaves, optional

Directions

Cut cucumbers into 1/8-inch thick slices and in a bowl layer slices, sprinkling each layer with salt. Chill cucumbers, covered, 2 hours.

In a colander drain cucumbers and rinse thoroughly. Drain cucumbers well and squeeze dry in handfuls. Pat cucumbers dry on towels. In a bowl stir together mustard, vinegar, and sugar and stir in cucumbers and dill.