{"id":11750,"date":"2022-08-25T08:54:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/cucumber-salad-or-cialledda-from-puglia\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T17:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:48:19","slug":"cucumber-salad-or-cialledda-from-puglia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/?p=11750","title":{"rendered":"Cucumber Salad or Cialledda from Puglia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cucumber Salad or Cialledda from Puglia<\/h4>\n

Cialledda is a very simple cucumber salad, which is traditional in Puglia. It’s also called acquasale. It’s one you can enjoy all Summer long, and can be enjoyed for lunch, a picky style dinner, or as a side. Keep reading to find out how to make it.<\/p>\n

This recipe is both vegetarian and vegan.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for your cucumber salad (1 large portion or 2 side portions)<\/h5>\n
half a large onion\n12 cherry tomatoes\n1 medium cucumber\nsalt and pepper\ndry or fresh oregano\nfresh basil (you can also use frozen basil)\nBelmorso Tarallini traditional<\/a> <\/strong>(or fennel tarallini<\/a>)\nBelmorso extra virgin olive oil<\/strong><\/a>\n\n\"extra<\/pre>\n
Preparation<\/h5>\n
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Peel and wash your onion. Cut it into half and cut one half into thin slices.<\/p>\n
Next, wash your cherry tomatoes and cut them into half.<\/p>\n
\"cialedda\"<\/p>\n
Set aside the onion and cherry tomatoes, and wash your cucumber. You can peel it if you prefer. I left the skin on. Cut it into thin slices and you can do like me – cut them into different shapes. I cut one third into thin round slices, one third into semicircles, and the other one third into triangles. Otherwise, feel free to cut them as you prefer.<\/p>\n
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At this point you have to options: put together the cucumber salad in a way so it looks very pleasing to the eye, or just make a normal salad.<\/p>\n
If you choose option one you’ll have to assemble your cucumber salad directly onto your serving plate, and layer every piece. You can watch me do this in an Instagram reel @tastewithgusto.<\/p>\n
For option 2, simply put the cut tomatoes, cucumbers, and onion into a bowl.<\/p>\n
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Next, season with salt and pepper. Add the dry oregano.<\/p>\n
Add the chopped basil leaves.<\/p>\n
Add the crumbled tarallini.<\/p>\n
Finish with a generous drizzle of Belmorso extra virgin olive oil.<\/p>\n
\"cucumber<\/p>\n
Serve your cumber salad with extra Belmorso tarallini on the side, or a few slices of rustic bread.<\/p>\n
Buon appetito.<\/p>\n
Tips<\/h5>\n
You can enjoy it with some crusty bread, mixed hams and cheeses if you are after a light and quick dinner. It also makes a great side dish for meats, fish, and chicken.<\/p>\n
If you want to try other Italian salad recipes, you should give our Caprese salad a go<\/a>. You might also like this simple side salad with a classic Italian balsamic dressing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cucumber Salad or Cialledda from Puglia Cialledda is a very simple cucumber salad, which is traditional in Puglia. It’s also called acquasale. It’s one you can enjoy all Summer long, and can be enjoyed for lunch, a picky style dinner, or as a side. Keep reading to find out how to make it. This recipe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11750"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11835,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11750\/revisions\/11835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}