Endless Summer Salad
This is a cucumber and onion based salad in a brine, you can add what ever vegetables you like, it does not have to be just cucumbers and onions. As the vegetables are used, just add more to the brine, this can last several weeks.
Ingredients
- 1 medium cucumber
- 1 small red onion
- 1/2 cup white vinegar, or rice or apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar, or 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried
- 1 clove garlic, smashed and minced
Instructions
- Peel and thinly slice the cucumber. Thinly slice the onion and separate the rings. Add these to a bowl that has a lid. Add the garlic.
- Whisk together the vinegar, water, sugar, and salt until the sugar and salt are completely dissolved, Stir in the dill. Pour the brine over the cucumber and onion.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy, add more, refrigerate, repeat.
- Serve as a salad, on hamburgers, sandwiches, etc.
Notes
Low cost.
Variants: Add chopped bell pepper, any color you like. Add celery seed to the brine. Add tomatoes, long beans, carrots, okra, etc.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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