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Easy Cucumber Salad Recipe
Easy Cucumber Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups cucumbers, sliced
Preparation:
Easy Cucumber Salad Recipe
Wash the cucumbers and treat the skin the way you like best. You can remove the peel completely. Or take a decorative approach by removing long lengths of the peel with a sharp knife or vegetable peeler. Or drag the tines of a fork the length of the cucumber. When sliced, these treatments will render different effects.
In a bowl that will accommodate all of the cucumbers, whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar and salt. Add the cucumbers and stir to coat.
Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Alternately, you can create the components of this salad a day ahead. Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and seal tightly. Slice the cucumbers and place in a separate lidded container. Cover the top of the cucumbers with a damp paper towel; cover tightly. Store dressing and cucumbers in the refrigerator. Two hours before serving combine dressing and cucumbers; cover and return to the refrigerator and allow to marinate.
Note: this salad should be eaten within 24 hours. If kept longer, the cucumbers become soft and loose the wonderful contrast between the cucumbers and dressing.
This super easy cucumber salad recipe is very good and seasonally budget friendly. The dressing is made from things most cooks keep on hand.Yield: 6 – 8 servings.