How to Make Cool Cucumber Salad Recipe

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Cool Cucumber Salad Recipe Description

With cool cukes ripening on the vine, it’s time to use some of our favorite cucumber recipes. If this Cool Cucumber Salad recipe is not yet a favorite, it soon will be!

Did You Know? There can be a 20° difference between the inside of a cucumber and the actual air temperature. This fact allegedly led to the creation of the saying “cool as a cucumber”.

Cucumber Salad Recipe Ingredients

2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced thin

1/2 teaspoons salt

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup vinegar

1 Tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon Dillweed

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

A pinch of ground red pepper

Recipe Directions

  1. Place cucumber slices into a medium-sized serving bowl.

  2. Sprinkle with salt.

  3. Stir in onions.

  4. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients.

  5. Pour mixture over cucumber and onions.

  6. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

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