Name: Smashed Cucumber Salad With Za'atar and Feta
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 5 mini seedless or Persian cucumbers or 1 small English hothouse cucumber (about 12 oz.); Kosher salt; 2 garlic cloves, lightly smashed; 4 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsp. za’atar or 1 Tbsp. dried mint and 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds; ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes; 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice; Crumbled feta (for serving)

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Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski

Magic happens when toasted garlic oil meets fragrant za’atar. But if you don’t have za’atar on hand, dried mint is equally delicious infused into hot oil.

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