Cucumber-Onion Salad Recipes With and Without Sour Cream
Doing food reviews is personal to me and my tastes. I know that everyone is not going to agree with my opinions and that's okay!!
This week my neighbor's garden had a bumper crop of cucumbers. He gave me one and I made this salad for myself from half of it. The rest I added to a tossed salad.
This was one of my mother's favorite salads. It ran a close second to her Waldorf Salad. She would make this and it would be gone in just a couple of days. I'm not sure if she made this because she liked it so well or because it is so good for people who are dieting.
Summer is so much fun with abundance of vegetables for salads that you can only make in the summer. When I was growing up there was only one store in our area that carried out of season vegetables. They were normally too high priced for our budget but he carried them for the folks who were better off and delivered all sorts of out of season vegetables and fruits to them.
In today's world you don't have to wait for summer to have any salad or fruit. The supermarkets or Market District Stores as they prefer to be called all carry an assortment of every imaginable vegetable and fruit.
This cucumber recipe can be made with or without sour cream dressing. I'm going to give you both recipes here.
Cook Time
| Prep time | Ready in | Yields |
|---|---|---|
2 hours 25 min | 2 hours 25 min | 4-6 Servings |
Ingredients
- 2 mild Onions
- 2 large Cucumbers
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- 1/2 cup Vinegar
Cucumber-Onion Salad
Peel onions and cucumbers and cut into wafer thin slices.
Cover with salted ice water and let stand in refrigerator for several hours.
Drain and add 1/4 cup cold water, vinegar, sugar and salt. Pepper to taste.
Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream Dressing
Almost the same as above.
Add Sour Cream to the ingredient list.
Peel onions and cucumbers and cut into wafer thin slices.
Cover with salted ice water and let stand in refrigerator for several hours.
Add 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup vinegar.
Garnish with chopped chives.
Tips about Cucumbers
The one thing to remember about cucumbers is that you can not freeze cucumbers. Shelf life is 1-2 weeks refrigerated on shelf raw until ready to use them. Once cooked, shelf life is 1-2 days.
