Old-Fashioned Cucumbers and Onions in Vinegar
Old Fashioned Cucumbers and Onions in Vinegar is an easy yet flavorful recipe. It’s quick to prepare, but the result is delicious, impressive, and complex.
Servings: 6
Calories: 76kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cucumbers thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion sliced
- salt to taste
Vinegar Dressing
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup white wine vinegar apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, red wine vinegar or white vinegar
- ⅓ cup sugar more or less to taste
- ¼ cup fresh dill chopped or mint, parsley, basil or
Instructions
Prepare Cucumbers and Onions
- Peel cucumbers if desired. I usually use english cucumbers so I don't have to peel them.
- Slice your cucumbers in half lengthwise and using a spoon scrape the seeds and pulp from the cucumbers.
- Dry your cucumbers with paper towel along the freshly scooped center.
- Thinly slice your cucumber. Make each slice around ¼ of an inch thick.
- Thinly slice onions.
- In a strainer with a bowl underneath, toss your cucumber and onion slices with 1 tablespoon of salt. Excess water will drain into the bowl while it sits in your fridge for 1 to 3 hours.
- But wait! First you must fill your biggest resealable bag with water and place it on top of your onions and cucumbers. If you only have smaller sized resealable bags, use enough of them to cover the top of your bowl and weigh down the veggies.
- Once drained, Transfer cucumber and onions to medium bowl.
Vinegar Dressing
- In a small saucepan boil water and add salt and pepper.
- Remove from heat. Add sugar and vinegar and stir until dissolved.
- When cool enough place sugar mixture in to the refrigerator.
- When sugar mixture is cold pour it over all of the cucumber and sliced onions.
- Sprinkle with chopped fresh dill.
- Leave the cucumber salad to chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve chilled and enjoy!
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Notes
- Allow the cucumbers and onions plenty of time to drain so they will be as crunchy as possible.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container or jar for about 4-5 days in the refrigerator. Don’t freeze it!
- These vinegar cucumbers and onions are best when enjoyed cold straight from the refrigerator, so leave them in until it’s time to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 398mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg