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Cucumber and Onion Salad

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Cucumber and Onion Salad with a Vinegar Dressing. Simple. Easy. Delicious.

Donna's Cucumber and Onion Salad. Good for a picnic or carry-in lunch.

Donna’s Cucumber and Onion Salad. Good for a picnic or carry-in lunch.

Cucumber Onion Salad in a Vinegar Dressing

Hi. It’s Lois in the kitchen at Recipe Idea Shop, telling you about my mom’s Cucumber and Onion Salad. I love cucumbers. In salads. On sandwiches. Alone. And they are pretty darned nutritious. Take a look at what Nutrition Data says about cucumbers. Cucumber and Onion Salad was a regular summer salad at our house.

Mom’s Recipe

Donna, my mom, was a natural cook. When I asked her how to make something, she would say, “Oh, you know…a little of this and a little of that.” I had to watch closely to figure out how to make Mom’s recipes. This salad is perfect for picnics and potlucks (or as they call them in Virginia, carry-ins) since it doesn’t use mayonnaise. The dressing is vinegar based, and it keeps well.

This salad is dressed in a simple vinaigrette.

This salad is dressed in a simple vinaigrette.

If you prefer a Creamy Cucumber Salad, try Aunt Betty’s Dill Cucumber Salad with Onion.

Cucumber Onion Salad Recipe

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Donna's Cucumber and Onion Salad

Sweet and tangy, crisp cucumber salad.

Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword cucumber and onion salad, cucumber onion salad, fennel orange cucumber, fennel orange cucumber salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Author Recipe Idea Shop/Lois Carter Crawford

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 medium onion (sweet yellow or red)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

  1. Slice the cucumbers (in rounds) and onions thinly and place them in a shallow serving dish.

  2. In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix the other ingredients until the salt and sugar are dissolved.
  3. Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumber and onion slices.
  4. Serve immediately, or chill.

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    Cucumber Salad Nutrition

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Cucumber Salad with Vinegar Dressing Nutrition Label. Each serving is about 1/4 cup.

    Cucumber Salad with Vinegar Dressing Nutrition Label. Each serving is about 1/4 cup.

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