My mother used to make this easy dish of marinated cucumbers. And her’s were always cool and crisp and were often in the fridge in the summer.
Right now my garden is producing the best cucumbers and it’s too hot to pickle them so we are enjoying this cool fresh side dish. These marinaded cucumbers are not like a pickling or even a fresh pickling. Fresh cucumbers are peeled and sliced and placed in a brine of vinegar and sugar with a touch of celery salt. There is no cooking involved and these cucumbers retain their fresh crunchy texture.
These marinated cucumbers make a great picnic dish or potluck side.
These marinated cucumbers make a great picnic dish or potluck side.
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My mother would also use just about this same recipe for fresh shredded cabbage. I remember whenever we visited my grandfather on his Arkansas farm, he would always ask her to make it. She told me once this was exactly how her mother made cucumbers and the cabbage. I’m experimenting with cabbage now and hopefully, I can replicate her recipe on that also.
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Summer in the garden means an incredible overabundance of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini and yellow squash. We are always looking for many ways to use these veggies fresh, we can our tomatoes to use all year and have a zillion recipes for zucchini. But it’s nice to not only pickle cucumbers but have several recipes to incorporate these vegetables in our daily meal plan.
Amazon has a book, “Delightful Cucumbers to suit all tastes” written by Gordon Rock. It has nothing but cucumber recipes that are fun and unique.
Crisp Marinated Cucumbers
Prep Time
15 mins
Resting Time
1 hr
Fresh Cucumbers marinated with crisp onions
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
cucumbers
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of celery salt
- 2 cups cucumbers peeled and sliced
- 1/4 cup sliced onions
- Fresh parsley optional
Instructions
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In a bowl, combine first four ingredients, mix well
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Add cucumbers and onions in a refrigerator storage container, pour contents from bowl over them
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Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight
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Prior to serving add fresh chopped parsley (optional)
If you enjoyed our Marinated Cucumbers then you might like these:
Ratatouille Tian
Simple Macaroni Salad
Veggie Shish Kabobs
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Love cucumber salad ! I would never have thought of adding a bit of celery salt – next time 🙂
This is one of my favorite summer salads!
I love cucumber salad. Have so many from the garden. I am going to make some up. Thanks so much for this great recipe.
Have a terrific weekend.
Mary