Grandmas Old Fashioned Cucumber Salad Recipes

GRANDMA'S CUCUMBER AND ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander and liberally sprinkle salt over cucumbers; set aside until water starts to release from cucumbers, about 15 minutes. Drain and rinse cucumbers.
• Mix cucumbers, onions, and green bell pepper together in a bowl.
• Whisk sugar, vinegar, celery seed, and 2 teaspoons salt together in a bowl until dressing is smooth; pour over cucumber mixture and stir until evenly coated.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Use non metallic deep bowl
• Wash the cucumbers thinly slice about three strips lengthwise of cucumber peel off. Slice paper thin and layer in deep bowl, sprinkling with salt as you go. You should have about four cups. Place a plate on top of the cucumbers (one that will fit down into the bowl) and weight down with a can of fruit or some other object. Let stand at room temperature for several hours.
• Drain the cucumbers thoroughly after standing and press out as much liquid as possible. Toss with rings of onion. Combine the vinegar, sugar and pepper; pour over the cucumber slices and onion rings. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain well before serving.

OLD FASHION CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place sliced cucumbers in bowl;sprinkle every few layers with salt.
• Cover cucumbers with a plate and weight them down with a heavy can.
• Let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
• Drain cucumbers and press out remaining liquid.
• Stir together vinegar and sugar; pour over slices.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

GRANDMOTHER'S SOUR CREAM CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Combine cucumbers, onion, vinegar, sugar, sour cream, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, 20 to 30 minutes.

MY MOTHER'S EASY CUCUMBER SALAD WITH TOMATOES AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Peel the cucumber. Sometimes we just dragged a fork down the unpeeled cucumber over and over to create a striped design. Chop the cucumber into quarter-inch pieces. We always included the seeds in the regular cucumbers, but nowadays, chefs would probably leave them out.
• Combine the cucumber, vinegar and chives in a medium bowl. My mother used plain white vinegar, but you may wish to experiment with one of the many vinegar varieties.
• Chop the tomato into roughly the same size pieces as the cucumber pieces. Add to the bowl and salt to taste.
• Refrigerate about 4 hours until nicely chilled and serve with a slotted spoon.