The Best Cucumber Salad
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
21 kcal
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Course
Salad
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Cuisine
Asian-American Fusion
The Best Cucumber Salad
Description
The Best Cucumber Salad combines rice vinegar, sugar, finely grated fresh ginger, and salt to create a light, sweet-tart dressing. Seedless cucumbers, such as English or Persian varieties, are sliced very thin to maximize crispness and surface area for flavor absorption. Thinly sliced red onions provide texture and mild sharpness complementary to the cucumbers.
After mixing the dressing ingredients until sugar is dissolved, the cucumbers and onions are gently tossed to coat. The salad is refrigerated for at least an hour, allowing the flavors to infuse and the cucumbers to soften slightly while retaining crunch. This simple preparation highlights fresh, bright vegetables with a balanced, tangy-sweet zing and subtle ginger warmth.
This salad serves well as a cool, refreshing side for grilled dishes or light meals in warmer weather. It keeps well in the refrigerator for three to four days, making it convenient to prepare ahead.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup rice vinegar unseasoned
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon ginger finely grated fresh
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 medium English seedless cucumbers, or 6-8 medium-size Persian cucumbers
- ¼ red onion sliced thinly, medium
Instructions
- Combine the rice vinegar, sugar, fresh ginger and salt in a medium-size bowl. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Sliced cucumbers into ⅛-inch thick slices or use technique above in the post to cut cucumbers into flower-shaped slices.
- Combine the dressing with cucumbers and sliced onions. Stir gently. Refrigerate for at least one hour or longer. Can be made a day in advance. Keeps well in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 21 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 21kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 0g | 0% |
| Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 147mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 115mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 80IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2.4mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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