Sweet Onion and Cucumber Salad
Over the last few years Vidalia onions have become regularly available in our markets here in the North, and we've become quite addicted to them in our house, in salads or just sliced raw and paired with cheese and a good crusty bread. This salad, which is simple and quick to make, is refreshing and a nice change of pace. It goes with almost anything.
Sweet Onion and Cucumber Salad
Seedless hothouse cucumber, sliced thin
Vidalia or other sweet onion, sliced thin
Salt
Sugar
Rice vinegar
Olive oil
Spread the cucumber slices in one layer on a cutting board or other surface. Sprinkle liberally with salt. Allow to sit for 20 - 30 minutes, then gather up the slices in a clean towel or paper towel and squeeze as much liquid as possible from the cucumbers.
Meanwhile, mix a sugar water solution of 1/2 tsp sugar per cup of cold water. Soak the onion slices in the sugar water for 15 - 30 minutes and drain well. Pat dry with a paper towel.
Mix the vinegar and oil in a 1:5 solution and whisk to emulsify. Arrange the onions on the plate, then top with cucumbers and drizzle sparingly with the dressing mixture.
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Glad you made the move safely!
Thanks for this great recipe! I adore vidalias.
Posted by: Christiane | May 04, 2006 at 06:11 AM
Perfect for the picnic basket!
I would devour this salad with a bottle of simple Sauvignon Blanc. Two to try:
Villa Maria (New Zealand)
Kenwood (California)
Thanks for the tasty onion idea Stephen. Cheers.
Posted by: beau | May 04, 2006 at 11:36 AM
easy and simple eh...
Posted by: Tony of Bachelor cooking | May 04, 2006 at 01:11 PM
What a clean and delicious combination. We're having a BBQ Saturday and this is now on the list of salads to accompany burgers and sausages.
Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Ruth | May 04, 2006 at 02:19 PM
Yay, you're back! Missed ya!
What an interesting combination-- sweet onions and cucumber!
Best,
Paz
Posted by: Paz | May 04, 2006 at 06:07 PM
Looks very refreshing, light, and healthy! Perfect for summer.
~Dianka
http://na-zdravi.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Dianka | May 04, 2006 at 07:03 PM
Hi Stephen, I finally got around to making this salad - it was a hit, but no surprise there. I just posted the menu in case you're interested.
Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Ruth | May 19, 2006 at 11:23 AM
Thank you for sharing this. Was at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs New York this past weekend and they had a sweet cucumber/onion salad as a side dish for their fried chicken meals . The salad was delicious, cornbread and biscuits mouth watering and great whipped potatoes, unfortunately we visited for their famous fried chicken and we left most of it on the plate. The salad saved the day . So am looking forward to making this with my own fried chicken .
Posted by: suzanne kitchen | August 11, 2010 at 04:19 PM