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Cucumber Salad with Vinegar
Mom's recipe for Cucumber Salad with Vinegar is a healthy and easy side dish to pair with any summer meal!
Prep Time
10 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12 servings (about 1/2-cup each)
Calories: 12 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 seedless English cucumbers (or about 3 regular cucumbers), peeled if desired (about 1.75 lbs. or 6 cups total)
- 1/2 cup white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Chopped fresh dill or chopped fresh parsley, to taste
Instructions
- Slice cucumbers very thinly and place in a large bowl. I like to use a mandoline to keep the slices even and to make the process very fast, but you can just use a knife if you prefer.
- In a separate small bowl or in a jar, whisk or shake together vinegar, water, sugar, salt, pepper and herbs. Pour over cucumbers. Cover; chill at least one hour or overnight. Drain cucumbers and serve!
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Notes
- Optional additions to the salad: you can add thinly sliced shallots, red onions, or sweet onions to the salad. My mom has also added thinly sliced mini sweet bell peppers, which add a nice touch of color.
- Prep ahead! You need at least 1 hour to chill this salad, but you can prepare it far in advance, as necessary.
- How long can you keep cucumbers in vinegar? The cucumber salad will stay fresh in the refrigerator for at least 1 week. The cucumbers will get softer as they sit, but they'll still be good!
- Exact nutrition information is difficult to calculate, since most of the dressing is drained off before consumption. For purposes of calculating nutrition facts, I assumed that 1/2 of the dressing is consumed, while the other half is drained.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.5g
Calories
12kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
98mg
(4%)
Potassium
77mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
53IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings (about 1/2-cup each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 12
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5g | |
| Calories | 12kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 98mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 77mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 53IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.