Buckwheat Salad With Goat Feta And Smashed Cucumbers Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 cloves garlic
• several sprigs fresh dill
• 1 English cucumber
• 1 cup buckwheat groats
• 2 cups pea shoots or other farmers market greens
• 4 ounces goat feta (or you can use regular sheep feta)
• 2 tablespoons best-quality extra-virgin olive oil
• juice and zest of one lemon
• 1/2 cup fresh mint
• 1/2 small red onion
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper