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Cucumber Salad with Quick Pickled Onion

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Total Time
30 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
This cucumber salad is delicious as a stand-alone side dish that partners well with grilled chicken, pork, fish and even beef. But, it's also equally tasty when used as a sandwich filling or mixed with fresh greens. Or consider finely chopping the salad for a fresh, flavorful condiment. Pickling the onion helps tame its bite. Not a fan of raw onion? It’s easy to mellow the flavor. Soak the slices in a small bowl of cold water 15 minutes; drain then proceed with the recipe. This salad is also tasty with Armenian, Kirby, or Persian cucumbers (you’ll need about 1 1/2 pounds).

Ingredients

Unseasoned rice vinegar

2 Tbsp

Dijon mustard

1 Tbsp

Sugar

1 tsp

Table salt

½ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp

Red onion

½ small, thinly sliced

English cucumber

2 medium, cut lengthwise, thinly sliced on diagonal

Orange bell pepper

1 small, or yellow pepper, very thinly sliced

Dill

2 Tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper; stir in onion. Let stand until onion turns bright red and softens slightly, 15 minutes (or refrigerate overnight).
  2. Add cucumber, bell pepper and dill to pickled onion; toss to coat.
  3. Serving size: 3/4 c