Looking For Cucumber and Onion Salad

[Elf]

When I was growing up my Mother use to slice cucumber and onions and place them in a large jar with a screw top, cover them with vinegar and may be sugar? This would then sit in the ice box till finished, which wasn't long. I thought I had seen this recipe on one of the earlier threads last year, now I can't find it Does anyone have a recipe that basically marinates cucumber and onion in a vintager solution? Thanks

[babetoo]

no to vinegar . used to have a recipe for cucks and onion sliced very thin and soaked in sour cream with poppy seeds. maybe a touch of vingar would be good also.

babe

[SixSix210]

Not sure where I got this recipe, but I used it for a dinner party over the winter, and it was fantastic. I've used this recipe as a basis for pasta salads and marinating any seasonal veggies. IT ROCKS

Marinated Vegetable Salad
INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
1 onion, sliced into thin rings
2 cups thinly sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped celery

Combine sugar, celery seeds, black pepper, vinegar, oil, and salt in a screw-top jar. Shake well to mix.
Combine vegetables in large bowl. Pour dressing over vegetables, and stir gently. Cover, and refrigerate several hours or overnight.

[SixSix210]

another option if you have some shrimp laying around...

last night I made these as an appetizer

Cut about 10 cleaned/tailed shrimp in half lengthwise, and cut a cucumber into 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices and made sandwiches out of them by putting two shrimp halves side by side inside, with a little dollop of cocktail sauce inside

[Robo410]

Slice cucumbers fairly thinly, leaving skin on if an English cuke but removing it first if it is waxed. Slice a small onion (your choice of color) again fairly thinly. Place in bowl or jar with enough red or white wine vinegar to cover, mixing in 1 tblspn dill weed and 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper.

you can substitute herbs de provence for the dill weed for a nice change.

[jabbur]

CUCUMBER - ONION SALAD
1 sliced cucumber
1/2 c. sliced Bermuda onion
1/2 c. salad oil
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. vinegar
Dash of paprika
Combine all ingredients and put in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.

This is close to my mom's recipe but she used pepper instead of paprika.

[elaine l]

This is what my aunt used to make.

6/8 med cukes
2 c. sugar
2c. vinegar
1/4 t salt

heat vinegar and sugar. pour over cukes and put in fridge.

[quicksilver]

Wow. I haven't had this in over 40 yrs. I forgot all about it.
I don't know why the mom stopped making it & I never have.
Her's came closest to Robo's.
Thanks for the blast from the past.
I may add this to my weekend meals.

[pacanis]

I make cucumber and onion salad all the time. My favorite is with half sour cream and half Hellmans mayo dressing. Another that I've made, which my mother also used to make, is simply with apple cider vinegar and water (to dilute to taste). This you can add ice cubes to to chill and that's how she always served it. Both can be made up just an hour beforehand and both get seasoned with just salt & pepper. I prefer the skins off for both of these.

[Jeff G.]

Originally Posted by Elf

When I was growing up my Mother use to slice cucumber and onions and place them in a large jar with a screw top, cover them with vinegar and may be sugar? This would then sit in the ice box till finished, which wasn't long. I thought I had seen this recipe on one of the earlier threads last year, now I can't find it Does anyone have a recipe that basically marinates cucumber and onion in a vintager solution? Thanks

Yes!! one of my favorites. Vinegar(apple cider), sugar, water. Make it tart, pour over the sliced cucumbers and onions. Add a little celery seed if you have it. It needs to stand at least 1/2 hour to taste right.