Marinated Cucumber Salad

Name: Marinated Cucumber Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ cup sugar; ½ cup cool water; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon celery seed (optional); 2 English cucumbers thinly sliced (see notes); ½ red onion thinly sliced

April 18, 2023 by Beth Pierce 46 Comments

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This easy Marinated Cucumber Salad with red onions is made with eight simple ingredients in under ten minutes, making it easy to prepare anytime. It is the perfect summer side dish for grilled chicken, grilled fish, and ribs.

Easy Marinated Cucumbers with red onions is made with eight simple ingredients in just under ten minutes, making it easy to prepare anytime.

Celebrate the season by whipping up a batch of these Marinated Cucumbers and Red Onions to go along with your grilled burgers or brats. They are amazingly easy and lip-smacking good!

Marinated Cucumber Salad is the perfect summer side dish for grilled chicken, grilled fish, and ribs.

How to make Marinated Cucumber Salad

Start by slicing the cucumbers and red onions thinly with a sharp knife. Now in a large wide-mouthed mason jar, add the cider vinegar, olive oil, sugar, water, salt, black pepper, and celery seed and shake to combine. Add the sliced cucumbers and red onions to the vinegar mixture. You can also add the cucumbers and red onions to a large bowl. Then pour the vinegar mixture over them and toss to coat. Refrigerate for one hour up to overnight.

How do you make marinated cucumber salad

Recipe Notes and Tips

Use English cucumbers for tender skins that don’t need peeling. If using regular cucumbers, peel them to remove the thick skins.
This cucumber salad is best eaten within the first 24 hours while the cucumbers and onions are still a little crisp. Use a mandoline slicer for uniform-size cucumbers.
Enjoy this recipe made with other kinds of vinegar like red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, champagne vinegar, white vinegar, or white wine vinegar.
Other vegetables to add include cherry tomatoes, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, or jalapenos.
Try adding fresh herbs like fresh dill, basil, cilantro, or thyme.
Celery seed is a delicious addition to this salad but optional. If it is in your pantry, and you like celery, use it.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. The cukes and onions will not remain as crisp, but the salad will still be delicious.

This easy Marinated Cucumber Salad is the perfect side dish for a summertime barbecue. Enjoy it with hot dogs, burgers, grilled chicken, or grilled pork steaks.

Do I peel the cucumbers?

If using English cucumbers, there is no need to peel them as they have thin skins. Regular, also known as American slicing cucumbers or Persian cucumbers, however, have thick skins that should be peeled or at least partially peeled, so alternate peeled and unpeeled stripes.

What vinegars can I use for marinated cucumbers?

I really love apple cider vinegar with these cucumbers, but you can also use red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, white wine vinegar, and champagne vinegar. Each one will yield a slightly different flavor, but the marinated cucumber salad will still be delicious.

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