Old Fashioned Cucumber Salad Recipes

CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash, peel, and thinly slice four large cucumbers. Use a mandoline for uniformity
• Peel and thinly slice one medium sweet onion.
• Place the sliced cucumbers and onions in a ceramic, glass, or plastic bowl that has a lid.
• In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar. Mix until smooth.
• Turn the mayonnaise mixture into the cucumber and onion mixture, combine well.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover the bowl with a lid, shake lightly.
• Allow the cucumber salad to marinate in the refrigerator for a minimum of 6 hours (overnight works well).
• Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container.

CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumbers in small glass or plastic bowl.
• In tightly covered container, shake remaining ingredients except dill weed. Pour over cucumbers. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours to blend flavors.
• Drain cucumbers. Sprinkle with dill weed. Store covered in refrigerator.

DAD'S CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cucumbers, sweet onion, and sea salt together in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Turn cucumber mixture into a colander set over a bowl or in a sink; let drain, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has drained, about 30 minutes more. Transfer drained cucumber mixture to a large bowl.
• Stir mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, dill, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a bowl with a whisk until smooth; pour over the cucumber mixture and stir to coat vegetables with the dressing.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

MY GRANDMA'S COOL CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers, but leave a little on for color and slice by hand as thin as possible. Dry slices with paper towels.
• Place dried cucumber slices in a large bowl with onion slices. Generously season with salt and pepper. Toss well and let sit 10 minuets, drain any excess liquids.
• Toss cucumbers and onions in with enough sour cream to coat. Refrigerate until well chilled. Stir, and season with salt and pepper to taste if needed.

CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet or wide bowl with 1-2 paper towels.
• Scatter CUCUMBER slices on paper towel in a single layer and lightly sprinkle SEA SALT over the surface. Repeat this with a second layer.
• Allow cucumbers to rest 15 minutes (this brings moisture to the surface). Use a towel to pat the resting cucumbers dry, then transfer to a mixing bowl.
• For the dressing: In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together SOUR CREAM, GARLIC, DILL, BLACK PEPPER, and WHITE VINEGAR.
• For the salad: Add RED ONIONS and DRESSING to the sliced cucumbers and toss until well-combined. Serve immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve.

EASY OLD-FASHIONED CUCUMBER SALAD "GURKENSALAT" (GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN, PALEO)

Steps:

• Slice the cumbers into thin rounds and place in a large bowl.
• Slice the onion into thin rounds and then slice those rounds in half (for thin "half-moon" shaped strings), and place them in the bowl with the cucumber slices.
• Now add the dill, vinegar, water, sweetener, salt, and pepper.
• Toss everything together with your hands, cover the bowl, and then chill in the fridge overnight (or at least 8-12 hours).

CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• To begin, we are going to make the brine or dressing if you prefer. Add the white vinegar (you can also use apple cider if that's your preference) and hot water to a mixing bowl.
• Add the sugar and kosher salt to the mixing bowl and whisk until completely dissolved. The liquid will be clear when everything is dissolved well.
• Allow the brine mixture to cool for half and hour.
• After the brine has cooled, peel the cucumbers. If desired, use the tines of a fork to score the sides of the cucumber. Scoring the cucumber makes a nicer presentation for me but it's completely optional.
• Slice the cucumber and add the slices to the brine. I slice the cucumbers about 1/4" or less while some prefer very thin slices, such as those you'll get from using a mandolin.
• Add the thinly sliced Vidalia onions to the brine with the cucumbers. Stir to combine everything together.
• Add cracked black pepper and fresh dill if desired.
• Cover and refrigerate one to three hours.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove salad from brine mixture before serving.

OLD FASHIONED CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Wash the cucumber skins with a vegetable brush under water; then slice them as thin as you can using a sharp knife or a mandoline slicer.
• Add the cucumbers to a bowl along with the remaining ingredients, mix well and cover. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight to allow the salad to marinate; then serve chilled.

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.

MOM'S CUCUMBERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Add peeled and sliced cucumbers and onions to a bowl; sprinkle with salt.
• Cover mixture with water and stir; let sit for approximately for 20 - 30 minutes (up to 1 hour).
• Drain the water. Add vinegar, sugar, celery seed and black pepper; stir.
• Allow to marinate before eating. These will get better as they sit in the refrigerator.

CUCUMBER VINEGAR SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumbers and onions in a bowl and sprinkle a little salt over them.
• Combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan and cook until just hot, not boiling.
• Pour over the cucumbers and onions. Cool, then cover and refrigerate.

GRANDMA'S CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Finely slice the cucumber and finely dice the onion. All really, really fine :-)
• Add to a bowl and mix in the cream.
• Finish off the salad with the vinegar, sugar and salt.
• Mix well and let the salad rest for at least 2 hours for maximum taste.
• Enjoy!

CREAMY OLD FASHIONED CUCUMBER ONION SALAD WITH VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a dry bowl, add the salt and cracked pepper to taste.
• Add the apple cider vinegar and stir to dissolve the salt. Oil is optional.
• To the vinegar mixture, add half as many sliced red onions as you like.
• Add the sour cream and mix thoroughly with the vinegar and onions. You want a smooth mix.
• Combine well, then add half the sliced cucumbers. Toss lightly to coat the cucumbers.
• Add more red onions if you like and the rest of the cucumbers.
• Top with the fresh herbs.
• Combine well until the cucumbers are completely coated with the creamy dressing.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.

OLD-FASHIONED CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Place cucumbers and onions in a large bowl.
• 2. Whisk together sour cream, dry mustard, lemon juice, dill and salt. Pour over cucumbers.
• 3. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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.