Hoisin Chicken and Cucumber Salad

All I can say after this meal is...I want to buy more cucumbers and make this sweet and tart salad again!  I made a very large batch of the salad and basically single-handedly finished the whole bowl.  The grilled chicken also works well the the cucumber and the flavors together are pretty delicious.  It's also fun to get messy with a nice big drumstick of meat; every once in a while.  (o:  So give this meal a try, it is simple and delicious!  This would be a fun meal to make out on the grill with friends, just add some cocktails or mocktails and you are good to go!

Shopping List:
1) 1-2 Packages of Bone in/Skin on Chicken Drumsticks (depending on how many people you need to feed, count 2 per person at least)

2) 1-2 Cucumber (I used just one large and that made plenty)

3) 1 Small Red Onion

4) Hoisin Sauce

5) 2 Limes

6) Rice Vinegar

7) Minced Garlic

8) Red Wine Vinegar

9) Sugar

10) Ginger

11) 1 Jalapeno 

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First thing to do is to start the salad because you want the flavors to mix for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Peel the cucumber and slice into as thin a slice as you can.  They do not have to all be identically thin, but if you prefer this use a mandolin or the side of your box grater for slicing (I always get scared about my fingers on this though, so I just prefer cutting it with a knife).

Do the same also with the red onion, slice into very thin slices.  Place together in a tupperware.

Now for the jalapeno.  If you don't like spicy, which Joe doesn't, just make sure to clean out all of the seeds and it will just add a nice flavor without any real spice.  Joe really liked it and didn't say anything about it being spicy.
So slice the jalapeno, clean the ribbing and seeds out and dice into fine, small pieces.  Place in tupperware as well.

Add to it about 1 to 2 cups red wine vinegar and two large spoonfuls of sugar.  Mix together well.  And place in fridge. Maybe once shake it up some while it is in the fridge just so all the cucumber and onions are getting the same about of loving in the red wine vinegar. 

Now for the chicken....

Warm an indoor grilling pan. 

In a small mixing bowl mix together 3/4 cup hoisin sauce, zest of the 2 limes, the juice of the 2 limes, 1 teaspoon ginger, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, and 1 tablespoon minced garlic.  Mix together well.

Once grill is hot.  Dip the drumsticks into the mixture and place on grill.  Let cook for about 5 minutes on each side or until marks appear. Baste once with any leftover sauce. Then turn down the heat to medium low and cover with aluminum foil.  Let cook for another 10-15 minutes.

Serve up and ENJOY!