Difficulty: Easy Prep Time: 10 minutes Inactive Prep Time: 20 minutes Yield: 4 servings This salad was great tasting, clean tasting and so healthy. The Sodium content is incorrect as you rinse and drain after using the salt. Correct value is 437 mg per serving.

Ingredients

2	English cucumbers (2 pounds)
1	small red onion
1 1/2	tablespoons salt
1	tablespoon white wine vinegar, plus
1	teaspoon white wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
1	teaspoon sugar
2	teaspoons dried dill or 2 tablespoons fresh

Directions

1. Slice the cucumber lengthwise, remove the seeds, and slice thinly. Thinly slice the onion.
   
   
2. In a colander, toss the cucumber and onion with the salt and let it sit and drain for 20 minutes. Press the liquid out of the vegetables and rinse well with cold water.
   
   
3. In a medium bowl combine the vinegar and sugar and stir well. Add the cucumber mixture and toss to coat. Stir in the dill.
   
   

Categories

Vegetables, Salads, Side Dish, American, Chill, No Cook

Nutritional Analysis

Nutrition Grade 95% confidence

Good points No saturated fat No cholesterol High in calcium High in dietary fiber High in iron High in magnesium High in phosphorus Very high in potassium High in vitamin A Very high in vitamin C

Bad points Very high in sodium Very high in sugar