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Cucumbers, Onions, and Vinegar: A Summer Favorite

July 23, 2013 By Joi Sigers

Cucumbers, Onions, and Vinegar

There’s just nothing quite like a  fresh Cucumber, Onion, and Vinegar salad, is there? The flavors and aroma conjure up summers gone by as they help you embrace the one you’re currently living in. My mom, aunt, and grandmothers on each side all made great Cucumber, Onion, and Vinegar Salads. Each somehow tasted a little different because each tended to be either heavy or light-handed with sugar.  My aunt’s version wasn’t as sweet as my grandmothers’ salads and none of the three COMBINED were as sweet as my mother’s!

Because this is such a nostalgic recipe, I always serve this salad in a family “heirloom” bowl. It just sort of sweetens the deal, if you know what I mean.  The bowl shown here is one I remember my mom using time and time again. She loved dishes SO much – honestly, she’d get more excited about bowls and plates than she would what was in them.

Suffice to say I do not carry this gene.

Cucumbers, Onions, and Vinegar Salad

3 large cucumbers (or 5 small, “pickling” cucumbers)
1 small onion, chopped (I prefer a Vidalia or a red onion but have been known to use whatever’s on hand)
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar

Peel and slice the cucumbers. Combine the cucumbers, chopped onions, and the rest of the ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until needed.

This is one of those recipes that, over time, you’ll adjust to your own personal tastes. Some people add a minced garlic clove to their Cucumbers, Onions, and Vinegar Salad. My husband likes chopped grape or cherry tomatoes in his (pictured below). I’m pretty old school, though, and much prefer the original cast of characters.  I have, however, been tempted to add chopped jalapeno or green bell pepper to play with the flavors a little.

Cucumber and Onion Salad with Grape Tomatoes

Cucumber, Onion, and Vinegar Salad with Red Onion and Grape Tomatoes

Filed Under: Food Blog, Quick and Easy Recipes, Southern Cooking, Summertime Favorites, Vegetables, Vegetarian Dishes Tagged With: cucumber onion salad, cucumber recipes, cucumbers, summer salads

Sour Cream Cucumber Salad

August 10, 2011 By Joi Sigers

Cucumber FreshSplash

The following recipe is from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well on a Budget by Lucy Beale and Jessica Partridge, one of the cookbooks I’ve been recommending the most lately. What’s so wildly wonderful about this cookbook?

  • It’s filled with recipes you’ll actually make.
  • All of the recipes call for ingredients that are readily available AND inexpensive.
  • The recipes are healthy!
  • The cookbook, itself, is inexpensive.  Appropriate, given the subject matter, right?
  • Did I mention that they’re all recipes you’ll actually make?! As in again and again.

I’m wearing my copy of this cookbook out!

The recipe below is from page 177  (in chapter 12: Salads).  We’re having a good crop of cucumbers in our garden, so I’m always looking for different ways to use them.  We love cucumber and onions in vinegar, we love them in tossed salads and on cucumber sandwiches (Thinly sliced cucumbers on  bread that has been de-crusted and spread with cream cheese and sprinkled with either mint or chives), and my oldest daughter and I love sliced cucumbers in water. Fresh and delicious!

I’m making the following tonight to go with grilled chicken, broccoli & cheese, fried okra & squash, and three bean salad.

Sour Cream Cucumber Salad

1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 TBS dried dill
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 cucumbers, sliced
1/2 cup sliced white or sweet onions, optional

In a large bowl, combine sour cream, dill, salt, and pepper. Stir well.

Add cucumbers and onions. Toss gently to coat. Chill 1 hour before serving. The cucumbers and onions will wilt and become softer the longer you let them marinate in the dressing.

Recipe Credit: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well on a Budget by Lucy Beale and Jessica Partridge.

Image Credit:
Cucumber FreshSplash Photographic Print from Allposters.com

Filed Under: Cooking on a Budget, Quick and Easy Recipes, Salad Recipes, Vegetables Tagged With: budget friendly recipes, cucumber recipes, cucumbers, eating on a budget

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