Easy Cucumber Salad
- PREP 45min
- TOTAL 45min
I have a hard time not eating the entire bowl of this vinegar cucumber salad! It’s so simple, but so delicious. I love apple cider vinegar or champagne vinegar for this, but rice wine vinegar is lovely, too. Add the sugar to your taste. I prefer a more zippy dressing, so I use 2 teaspoons.
You Will Need
1 ½ pounds seedless cucumbers, like Hot House or Persian, about 2 large or 5 small cucumbers
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 to 3 teaspoons granulated sugar, depending on taste
1/4 cup (60ml) apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 of a medium red onion, thinly sliced
Directions
Salt the cucumbers: Thinly slice cucumbers, toss with 1 teaspoon of salt, then add to a colander set over the sink or bowl. Let them sit for 30 minutes.
Rinse the cucumbers with cold water, then spin dry in a salad spinner (or add the cucumbers to a clean dish towel, tie it up, and gently squeeze).
Make the dressing: Whisk two teaspoons of sugar, vinegar, and mustard in a large bowl. Taste, then add the additional teaspoon of sugar if needed.
Make the salad: Add the cucumbers and red onion to the dressing, then toss. Enjoy immediately, or refrigerate for up to 3 days (the cucumbers will soften over time and are best on days 1 and 2).
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Cucumbers: You will often find seedless cucumbers sold wrapped in plastic. They have thinner skin and are a little sweeter than regular cucumbers. Other names include English cucumber and hothouse cucumber. If you cannot find them, use regular cucumbers and a spoon to scoop the seeds before slicing. If the cucumbers have a thicker, waxy peel, we recommend peeling all or some of it away.
- What to serve it with: This light, zippy cucumber salad is an essential summer salad. We love it for BBQs and serve it next to grilled steak, grilled chicken, cedar plank salmon, and slow cooker pulled pork (the vinegar cuts through the fat really well). It’s also great next to other salads like our pasta salad, Caprese salad, watermelon feta salad, or this quinoa salad. I’ve also served it with gazpacho and loved it!
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.