Ingredients

Adjust Servings:

	Whipped Feta
	6 ounces Feta Cheese or goat cheese
	2 tablespoons Cream Cheese
	¼ cup Heavy Cream
	¼ cup plain Greek Yogurt
	2 tablespoons extra-virgin Olive Oil
	Crushed Cucumbers
	1 pound Persian, English, or Kirby Cucumber
	3 tablespoons Sugar
	2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
	2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
	2 tablespoons extra-virgin Olive Oil
	½ teaspoon crushed Red Chillies flakes
	6 to 8 ounces cured meats or grilled Sausages of choice, cut into chunks
	½ cup Mint leaves, torn
	¼ cup Dill leaves, coarsely chopped
	1 small Red Onion , sliced as thinly as you can
	2 tablespoons extra-virgin Olive Oil

Salumi or grilled sausage with whipped feta and crushed cucumbers recipe

Name: Salumi or grilled sausage with whipped feta and crushed cucumbers recipe
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: Feta Cheese: 6 ounces; Cream Cheese: 2 tablespoons; Heavy Cream: ¼ cup; Greek Yogurt: ¼ cup plain; Olive Oil: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin; Cucumber: 1 pound Persian, English, or Kirby; Sugar: 3 tablespoons; Kosher Salt: 2 teaspoons; Lemon Juice: 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed; Olive Oil: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin; Red Chillies: ½ teaspoon crushed; Sausages: 6 to 8 ounces cured meats or grilled; Mint: ½ cup; Dill: ¼ cup; Red Onion: 1 small; Olive Oil: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin

Serves 6
Medium

Ingredients

Whipped Feta
6 ounces Feta Cheese
2 tablespoons Cream Cheese
¼ cup Heavy Cream
¼ cup plain Greek Yogurt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin Olive Oil
Crushed Cucumbers
1 pound Persian, English, or Kirby Cucumber
3 tablespoons Sugar
2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin Olive Oil
½ teaspoon crushed Red Chillies
6 to 8 ounces cured meats or grilled Sausages
½ cup Mint
¼ cup Dill
1 small Red Onion
2 tablespoons extra-virgin Olive Oil

Directions

The whipped feta takes something that can otherwise be pretty mundane and angular in flavor and turns it into something really delicious, and with minimal effort. And the crushed cucumbers—especially if you get the little Kirbys, which are incredible as a stand-alone and should become part of your simple cooking repertoire either way—are high in acidity with some good heat from the crushed chile flakes. The combination of the two blows my mind, it’s so easy and special and definitely calls for some sausage.

Steps

1 Done	Make the Whipped Feta Combine the feta or goat cheese, cream cheese, cream, yogurt, and oil in the bowl of a food processor. Process until well combined and smooth. Set aside until ready to use, or store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
2 Done	Make the Crushed Cucumbers On a cutting board, smash (the shit out of) your cucumbers with a rolling pin. I suggest covering them with plastic wrap so the guts don’t fly everywhere. You should have irregularly shaped chunks of cucumber and seeds. If there are a lot of seeds, discard them. Cut the remaining hunks of cucumber into bite-size pieces. Toss them into a large bowl with the sugar and salt and let them sit for 30 minutes.
3 Done	Drain the excess liquid from the bowl. Add the lemon juice, oil, and chile flakes and stir to combine. The dressed cucumbers will keep in the refrigerator for a couple of days before they break down and get a little too soggy.
4 Done	Serve Schmear the whipped feta on a serving plate. Spread the cured meats or sausages over the feta. Scatter the cucumbers, mint, dill, and onion over the meat and drizzle with the oil.