Red White and Blue Salad

A great recipe to celebrate Independence Day in the United States:

• ¾ cup sour cream
• 1/4 tsp. coarse black pepper
• 1 tsp. white sugar
• 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
• 1 tsp. fresh chopped dill
• 1/8 tsp. fresh grated lemon peel
• 1/4 tsp. finely grated red onion
• salt
• 1 cucumber
• 3 garden fresh red tomatoes
• 10 borage flowers

Combine all the ingredients except for the tomatoes and flowers. Slice tomatoes and arrange them, overlapping, around the edge of a serving platter. Mound the cucumber mixture in the center of the platter, just covering the inner edge of the tomatoes. Chill well, and place the borage flowers decoratively on the salad just before serving.

Serves 4 to 6

Recipe by Di-Di Hoffman