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Photo credit Shannon Sarna

Quick Pickled Cucumber Salad

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4.6 from 7 reviews

This easy marinated cucumber salad is based on my great-great grandmother’s recipe.

  • Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients

Units
  • 1 large seedless English cucumber
  • 1 yellow or red onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup white wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 23 Tbsp chopped fresh dill
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

  1. Slice cucumber ¼½ inch thick.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, water, sugar, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and dill.
  3. Add thinly sliced cucumber and onion to bowl, and mix until liquid coats all the cucumber and onion.
  4. Place salad into container and allow to chill several hours or overnight.

Notes

This recipe needs to chill for several hours or overnight.

  • Author: Shannon Sarna
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes + 3 hours chill time
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Vegan
  • Method: Quick
  • Cuisine: Ashkenazi