Today I wanted to share a recipe that I made the other night that is a good one to put away if you are having lots of cucumbers this summer. I know from growing up that once cucumbers take off, you can really get a lot of them coming in all at once.
I remember going to a food car when I used to work and they sell a fabulous marinated cucumber salad. Remembering that great salad, I recently decided to try and find a similar recipe via the Internet. I stumbled across this one from Cooks.com and thought I would give it a try.
The recipe doesn't specify the type of vinegar to use. I had white vinegar on hand so I used that. I think you could use apple cider vinegar. I may try this recipe using that kind next. I think the apple cider vinegar will give a bit sweet taste which I would like.
I did not add onion to my recipe. If you don't like onions you can omit them and the recipe will be fine.
What I like about this recipe is it is an easy recipe to put together the night before a picnic and it doesn't call for any crazy ingredients. You can make a big batch and it will go a long way.
Since it can be a challenge to find cool foods to eat during the summer time, this is a great recipe. It would be so easy to put a freezer pack or bowl of ice under this during your festivities.
So file this one away with the Fourth of July coming. I can guarantee this recipe will add some fireworks to your festivities.
Hope you are having a great day in your neck of the woods!
Marinated Cucumber Salad
1 cucumber
1/2 c. vinegar
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. water
Thinly slice your cucumber. In a bowl add the 1/2 c. vinegar, 2 tbsp. sugar, 1/2 c. water. Then pour the ingredients over the cucumbers. This can be marinated as short as an hour, but is better if it is allowed to marinate a couple of hours or even over night.
No comments:
Post a Comment