My husband, whose Food52 handle is eateronly, claims that he doesn't cook, but every now and then he surprises me. He grew up in Astoria, Queens, and his father owned a grocery store. They made cucumber salad regularly. So even though, when we were first married, my husband had knives so dull that you couldn't cut butter with them, he had a mandolin to slice vegetables for his cucumber salad. He recently began making it with all sorts of vegetables, and even added the red pepper flakes for a little heat. You can use whatever vegetables you like, but they should be sliced as thin as possible. Add some rinsed canned white beans to make this a main dish salad.

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