The girls and I went to the Farmers Market this morning and got all sorts of yummy things.  Thankfully the Amish pretzel people were not there today so I wasn’t as tempted as I normally am!  I did discover something totally yummy and totally South Beach approved…Almond Butter. MMMMM.  Fresh organic almond butter.

We came home with two delicious looking cucumbers and I decided to make myself some Cucumber Salad for lunch.  The version that is normally made in my family requires sugar and mayonnaise, so I decided to make mine South Beach friendly.  Enjoy the yummy goodness!

South Beach Fresh Cucumber Salad

• 2 Cucumbers, seeded and chopped into 1inch chunks
• 1 TBSP Salt
• 1/2 Red Onion, very finely chopped
• 1 big Clove of garlic
• 10 or so mint leaves, ripped into pieces
• 1 1/2 Cups of so, nonfat, plain yogurt
• and the secret ingredient….a good sized pinch of red pepper flakes.

Chop Cucumbers, place in strainer and toss with salt.

Put garlic, red pepper flakes and mint in the food processor and take it for a spin.  Add the yogurt.

Mix together the yogurt sauce, cucumbers and red onions.  Cover, and let stand at room temperature for about 15minutes.  Eat.

Incidentally, the Farmers Market is the best deal in town.  For just about $9 we got, 2 cucumbers, 2 large zucchini, a zucchini plant for our garden, a bunch of green onions, 1/2 pound of almond butter and about 3/4 pound yogurt cheese.  And, being Tuesday instead of Saturday morning, it wasn’t too terribly crowded!