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                    This Thai cucumber salad is a wonderful way to prepare summer's cucumber bounty.  Adding sugar soothes the heat from the red chiles.  Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1/3 cup minced shallot  |  
                                                1/3 cup sliced green onions  |  
                                                4 medium cucumbers (about 2 1/2 pounds), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced  |  
                                                2 to 4 small hot red chiles, halved lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced (about 1 to 2 tablespoons)  |  
                                                1/2 cup rice vinegar  |  
                                                2 tablespoons sugar  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine vinegar, sugar, and salt, and stir well. Add to the cucumber mixture, tossing to coat. Stir in the cilantro.                              | 
                         
                         
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