Zesty Cucumber Salad

I will give you that line as soon as that camera's rolling

All right, camera's rolling. All right, camera's rolling. We settled. A Dean family table classic

And action, Bobby. I have definitely seen this before. I know that this is the base of a Dean family favorite

This is the cucumber and tomato and onion salad. Son, you see it in the summer on every meal that I cook

Mm-hmm. Because, you know, I grow cucumbers in the garden. And, of course, I'm growing my tomatoes

I bet you we have already yielded 20 tomatoes from my garden

Wow, and it's early in the year for that. You would not... Yes, it's still very early

All right, so I started just kind of peeling these cucumbers while I was waiting on you

So I'm going to switch places with you, son. Okay. And if you'd finish peeling those other two cucumbers and then slice them thin for me. Okay

And while you're doing that, I'm going to mix up our liquid. Okay

Our goat juice. I gotta say because growing up over the years I saw this as an accompaniment to a lot of different dishes That right This is a great side for all kinds of things Those fresh peas you got to have some cucumbers

And when Aunt Peggy comes to visit, you know, I always look at her and say, do up some cucumbers, Auntie

All right, so son, that is just a white wine vinegar and a little olive oil and a little pinch of sugar

So Aunt Peggy loves using dill. I love it too. It's one of my favorite

Is it? Mm-hmm, I love it. Son, I didn't know that about you. Mm-hmm, I love it. Isn't that funny

You're grown chilling. Sometimes you just need to kind of sit down and talk to them

Right, who are you? What'd you say your name was? Which one are you

So, Bobby, we've got our cucumbers in here. I've got some onions

I kind of like to half-moon them. You know, the onions, because they're just easier to get up on your fork

You know what I mean? Yes, I do. All right, sonny boy

I think we got enough We have the good fortune of living in a climate and a place where we can have a good garden But if you were to go to the grocery store and put this together what would this cost

It's less than a dollar a serving, son. I'm going to add just a little bit more juice and a little bit more sugar

Less than a dollar a serving. Less than a dollar a serving. Especially if you grow everything

Right. You know, I've never been one for sweet vegetables. It surprises me that you added sugar to this

Oh, you know, we're using that vinegar, son, so it's very tart

So Aunt Peggy doesn't... I'm going to go against the grain and use a spoon to stir this up. Okay

Whatever makes you happy. I like touching my food. I know you do

Golly, I know you do. And my food, and Jamie's food, and Michael's food

But, you know, just a little bit of sugar curbs that tartness

Look how beautiful that is. Now, what would you serve this with

Like, what kind of... That would be a side... Black peas and fried poke chops and cornbread Yeah I think I might finish that with squeezing a little bit of lemon juice on it Oh okay Would you do that To just give it a little bit of bright

It certainly wouldn't hurt it. Here, let me serve you. So much faster

Look how much quicker that was. So much cleaner and faster. You think God made these to just cause

they're pretty on the end of our arms? Let me serve you. Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm

Let me serve you. Allow me, please, to serve you. I could starve by the time you get that dip

Here you go. Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. Why don't you fry up your mama some pork chops

or black-eyed peas, anything that'd be good with this? That's the beautiful thing about this network

Mm-hmm. Because people can go in and find all kinds of great combinations for these sides

So if they do want a fried pork chop, they can go in and find out what would Paula eat with this dish

so go enjoy it