Cucumber Vinegar Salad Recipe - Vegan in the Freezer (2024)
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Cucumber Vinegar Salad has thinly sliced cukes, red onions, seasonings, and a sweet vinegar dressing. This healthy cucumber salad is easy, crisp, and refreshing.
Cucumber salads should be a staple at picnics and get-togethers on lazy summer days. You know, like a tradition.
I'll admit I never had a cucumber salad until I was in my 20s, but as soon as I took my first bite, I was hooked.
I bet you love them, too. Not especially the mayonnaise kind but the fresh and light marinated kind. Marinated with distilled white or apple cider vinegar that has been sweetened with sugar and spices.
Salads are such a welcoming treat, too. Whether leaf salads or made from other vegetables, they always seem like a great addition.
And pasta salads can become a complete lunch! I have about 15 salads on this blog, and each one is very different from the other.
And this healthy cucumber salad is right in keeping with my theme of beautiful, tasty, and unique salads. Cucumbers and red onions are the stars.
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What is an English cucumber?
An English Cucumber has a thinner skin than a regular cucumber, and its seeds are smaller.
They are mild in taste with no bitter taste.
English Cucumbers do not cause you to burp, so their other handle is burpless cucumbers. I've seen them as hothouse cucumbers, too.
Sometimes, each cucumber comes in its own tight, clear wrapper. Just look at those smooth, long, and thin English cucumbers in the photo below.
Ingredients
English or young regular cucumbers are this salad's main crispy flavored vegetables.
Red onion - gives a flavor contrast in a milder way than other onions.
Celery seeds - are surprisingly flavorful and are often used in brines.
Salt - a little bit goes a long way for this seasoning.
Vinegar - is acidic and helps the flavors become infused into the vegetables.
Water - helps dissolve the sugar when it is heated.
Sugar - counterbalances the acidic flavor of vinegar and makes the best dressing when combined.
Instructions
Bring vinegar, water, and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Take off the heat and let it cool while preparing the vegetables.
Slice cucumbers and onions and place in a large bowl.
Sprinkle on celery seed and salt.
Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumbers and mix well. You can enjoy the recipe right now, but it gets even better after it has rested and marinated in the dressing overnight.
Place in an airtight container, cover, and seal.
Place in refrigerator. to meld.
Cucumber salad variations
Even though I consider this cucumber vinegar salad recipe perfect there are additions and changes that you can make.
I quickly mentioned this above but you can use apple cider vinegar instead of white distilled vinegar. It is slightly less acidic.
You can substitute coconut sugar for the granulated sugar. It is a wonderful flavor and that is what I did for this Mildly Marinated Cauliflower recipe.
You can switch out the celery seed for fresh dill or dill seed.
Sprinkle in a little black pepper.
There are many more things that can be done including adding more seasonings and maybe even chopped tomatoes but then you'd have to change the salad name.
More great raw salads
Apple Pecan Salad with Raisins
Superfood Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
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Cucumber Vinegar Salad
Ginny McMeans
Cucumber Vinegar Salad has thinly sliced cukes, red onions, seasonings, and a sweet vinegar dressing.
Pour the sauce over the cucumber and onion while it’s hot?!
Ginny McMeans
It has to cool. I thought I had that in there Debra. Thanks for the heads up.
Kaelin
This was delicious! It reminded me of the cucumber salad I had years ago and then I forgot about it. So glad to have this back in my life. Thank you for the easy recipe too.
Ann Marie
My dad use to make cucumbers and apple cider vinegar…loved it. Was looking for something a little more. Made this tonight and it was AMAZING! My husband is away, but I can’t wait to make it for him! I’m going to make this every chance I get! Thank you!!!
Janice
Great flavor. I used white wine vinegar, dill weed and muck fruit in place of the sugar. This will cut back in the carbs. Love this recipe.
This cucumber salad is a great way to encourage your family to add some green to their meal! How long will cucumber in vinegar last? About a week – but if they're slimy then don't eat them!
The solution: The standard recommendation for ridding watery vegetable such as cucumbers of unwanted moisture is to salt them. The salt draws out the liquid from the vegetable because of the natural tendency of salt water solutions to equalize when mixed together.
Is it good to eat cucumber with vinegar? You may ask yourself what do cucumbers and vinegar do to your body? This Asian cucumber vinegar salad is widely known for its many health benefits. It contains plenty of nutritional value, boosts your immune system, and greatly helps in detoxifying your body.
The vinegar enhances the natural flavor in the cucumbers, and every crunchy bite is refreshing. The flavor of vinegar used in the dressing is a matter of preference. Apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, red wine vinegar, and white vinegar all give their own unique flavor to the dressing.
They are basically vegetables that are pickled and stored in the fridge in a brine of salt, vinegar, and water (sometimes sugar). The process takes a few minutes (my recipe takes 40 minutes), and once refrigerated, you can enjoy the tangy cukes the next day! And they will last in the fridge for up to 2 months.
How Long Do Cucumbers Last? Cut cucumbers will last only a few days in the fridge, but whole cucumbers can last up to two weeks in the refrigerator. Whole cucumbers at room temperature on the countertop have a shelf life of up to a week if you keep them away from direct sunlight.
Rather than the crunchy, crisp texture that a fresh cucumber has, a frozen cucumber's texture will be mushy. Luckily, the softer texture of a frozen cucumber is ideal in certain recipes.
Storing cucumbers below fifty degrees Fahrenheit can cause chilling injuries, such as mushy spots and faster spoilage. If you cannot store cucumbers in the crisper drawer, store them in the warmest part of the fridge, toward the front.
Why Are My Cucumbers Slimy? The light-white or clear coating of slime you may find on your cucumbers is a sign that the rotting process has begun, and it's just matter of time before they totally spoil.
People often eat both cucumber and radish mixed in salad. However, both can react with each other. Cucumber contains ascorbate, which acts to absorb vitamin C. In such a situation, when you eat radish with it, it creates obstruction in this process, which can lead to a variety of health concerns.
Cucumbers are rich in nutrients that can help with weight loss. It is rich in antioxidants, essential vitamins, and other beneficial compounds that support a healthy lifestyle. So not only can cucumber help reduce belly fat, but it can also provide additional health benefits.
Cucumber itself will do nothing for your belly fat. You cannot spot reduce fat. A caloric deficit and reducing your overall body fat % is the only way you will get rid of you the fat around your midsection.
It's important to always store marinated cucumbers in an airtight container in the fridge to prevent the growth of bacteria. If the cucumbers start to look or smell off, it's best to discard them to avoid any risk of foodborne illness.
A pickled cucumber – commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada and traditionally a gherkin (/ɡərkɪn/) in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand – is a usually small or miniature cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment.
This vinegar has a much mellower flavor than red wine vinegar and lacks the sharp tang of its sister vinegar. White wine vinegar is best used with more delicate salads and any situation where you want to add a hint of vinegar, but do not want that flavor to overwhelm the dish.
In an airtight container, they become quickly exposed to condensation, triggering an earlier than necessary demise. Therefore, cucumbers will last longer if you store them, dried and wrapped, in a mesh produce bag or something that allows for a bit of airflow.
Begin sampling the cucumbers after 4 hours if you've quartered them, 8 hours if you've halved them. In either case, it will probably take from 12 to 24 or even 48 hours for them to taste pickled enough to suit your taste.
Homemade refrigerated pickles last at least three to four weeks in the fridge, McClellan says. Any longer and the quality will start to decline. You'll notice the brine goes from clear to murky and cloudy, and the pickles start to lose their texture.
How long do pickled vegetables last? Your quick pickled vegetables will last at least three to four weeks in the fridge, possibly longer if unopened. Pickles that have gone through the correct water bath canning process will typically keep for about a year.
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