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I grew up eating a pickled cucumber salad with onions that my mom used to serve alongside the gefilte fish on Shabbos each week. I can’t stomach the stuff anymore, but years later I developed a recipe for this almond butter dressed cucumber salad which I absolutely LOVE. When @loganfewd started the viral sliced cucumber salad in a deli container trend, I had to hop on board!

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Cucumber Salad with Almond Butter Dressing

1 English cucumber, sliced thin
1 large clove garlic
1” piece of fresh ginger
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp honey
1/4 cup crunchy almond butter
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
Juice of 1 lime
Kosher salt, to taste
1 scallion, chopped

Slice the cucumbers directly into a 2lb. Deli container. Using a microplane, grate the garlic and ginger over the cucumbers. Add the remaining ingredients, seal the container and shake vigorously.

Eat immediately.

NOTE: The dressing may seem difficult to mix at first but as the cucumbers start to release water, it will thin the dressing out considerably!

VARIATION: Use peanut butter or tahini in place of almond butter.

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Nothing makes me think of summer more than lemon and blueberries and this light and delicious cake is just perfect for snacking!

Lemon Blueberry Crumb Cake

1 3/4 c flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
2 eggs
1/2 c oil
1/2 cup whole milk (may sub full fat coconut milk)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon
1 tsp lemon juice
1 heaping cup fresh blueberries

Crumbs:
1/2 c flour
1/4 c granulated sugar
1/4 c light brown sugar
1/4 cup oil
Pinch of salt

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl mix the eggs, oil, milk, vanilla, lemon zest, and juice. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to incorporate. Stir in the blueberries.

In a separate bowl mix the crumb ingredients until crumbly.

Pour the batter into a parchment-lined 9×13 pan, Sprinkle with crumbs. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

While the cake is baking prepare the glaze. Drizzle the glaze onto the cooled cake