This is a cross between a pickle and a salad, adapted from a pickled cucumber and shallot recipe in <em>Chez Panisse Vegetables</em>. It's about as simple as it gets as far as cucumber salads go, though it does require a brief salting, a step that makes all the difference in the final salad—salting ensures the cucumbers will better soak up the dressing. I like this salad on its own, though it is delicious atop toasts slathered with hummus, too.

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