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Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream
This easy cucumber salad with sour
cream
and purple onions is creamy and refreshing. It's the perfect accompaniment to all kinds of grilled foods - cool and refreshing on a hot summer day.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
40
minutes
minutes
Chilling
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Calories
64
kcal
Author
Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
Cucumbers
4
cups
cucumbers
peeled and sliced
1
tablespoon
kosher salt
1
cup
onion
peeled and sliced - more or less to taste
Dressing
¾
cup
sour cream
don't use nonfat
1
tablespoon
cider vinegar
1
tablespoon
sugar
more or less to taste
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Place the cucumber slices in a bowl and sprinkle with the tablespoon of salt - stir gently so all the slices are coated with the salt.
Let stand for 30 minutes.
Pour out any liquid in the bowl and rinse the salt off the cucumber slices. Pat dry.
Toss the cucumbers and onions together in a large bowl. Add the dressing, stirring to coat the cucumbers completely.
Chill for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Sour cream dressing
Whisk the sour
cream
, vinegar, and about 2 teaspoons of sugar together.
Taste and add more sugar if desired.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon over the cucumbers as directed above.
Notes
If you use English cucumbers you won't have to peel them. The skins are more tender and not bitter at all.
Depending on your tastes you can use a large or small red onion. I like lots of onion so I use large.
Vidalia onions are a delicious alternative to red onions.
I use lots of cracked black pepper because Mom did but I know some people prefer to use white pepper so the finished dish doesn't look speckled.
A mandolin slicer makes creating even-sized slices of cucumber a breeze!
Nutrition
Calories:
64
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
5
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
4
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
11
mg
|
Sodium:
19
mg
|
Potassium:
150
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
4
g
|
Vitamin A:
180
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3.8
mg
|
Calcium:
38
mg
|
Iron:
0.2
mg