Monday, August 3, 2009

Fresh and Easy Cucumber Salad

I recently whipped this up and shared it as a side at Shrek's parents' home on a warm summer day and, mmm, was it a hit! Cool, crisp, and although sweet, it has a little bite to it due to the jalapenos I add.

Ingredients:*
2 cucumbers, washed and sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced
2 Jalapenos, sliced
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup White Wine Vinegar
1 cup White Sugar
1 1/2 cup water Water
2 TBS Jalapeno juice (from jar)


*Please note that all ingredient measurements are approximate as I don't actually measure any thing out. I'm more of a pour straight from the bottle and mix after everything is added kind of girl. Therefore, I recommend altering the ingredients and corresponding measurements to suit taste and serving size. The way I introduce it above serves about 4.

For all the slicing I use my Cuisinart Food Processor. It makes the salad a breeze to make! The sliced cucumbers, red onion, and jalapenos go into a bowl or tupperware. Drizzle vegetable oil, cider, vinegar and jalapeno juice. Add sugar liberally and then water. Stir and I recommend letting it sit in the fridge for a good 4 hours before serving.

Voila!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds great especially since Allison has a zillion cucumbers and is off fighting forest fires...we keep finding cucumbers on our doorstep::))

I'd cut the sugar a bit, but I think I'll try this one. Might add carrots for more crunch.

MindyKnows said...

It is a bit shocking how much sugar goes into this, but look at your raspberry jam........!

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