Cucumber and Red Onion Salad

Photo: Marisa Mcclellan

Ingredients

1 english cucumber, cut into quarters and chopped

1/4 red onion, thinly slivered

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

4 tablespoons olive oil

pinch of white sugar

1 teaspoon dried dill, crushed between your fingers

sprinkle of garlic powder

2 large pinches of kosher salt

6 grinds black pepper

Preparation

Chop the veggies and dump them in a bowl. Pour everything else on top and stir it to combine. Taste it a few minutes later and adjust the flavors a bit, if necessary. Then I let it sit until dinner time.

Comments

Permalink Melissa Peterman
April 17, 2009

Great recipe! I love the tip about using it on sandwiches!

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About

This is a slightly enhanced version of a salad I grew up eating for dinner. It was one of my mother's go-to, weeknight salads and she served it with everything from roast chicken to tuna salad. It's quick, easy and also tastes wonderful on sandwiches the next day.

You can find out more about this recipe at http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/04/16/cucumber-and-red-onion-salad/.