This quick and easy cucumber salad with vinegar dressing is a great side dish. It's a healthy vegetable option with onion, olive oil and apple cider vinegar. The cucumber and onion is marinated in a tangy and refreshing dressing for the perfect cold salad.
I love all the fresh cucumbers available in the garden, grocery and farmer's market right now! This salad is a great use for fresh cucumbers and sweet onions.
If you are looking for more cold salads you may also enjoy my Watermelon Cucumber and Feta Salad, this Seven Layer Salad, my Gluten Free BLT Pasta Salad or this Thai Style Cabbage Salad recipes.
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Ingredients
Instructions
Thinly slice the cucumbers and sweet onion with a knife or using a mandoline slicer. Place into a serving bowl.
In a small bowl or jar mix together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
Pour the dressing over the cucumber and onion. Stir to coat them.
Place in the refrigerator for at least one hour for the salad to be cold and for the cucumbers to absorb some of the oil and vinegar dressing flavor.
Substitutions
- Red Onion - if you can't get a sweet onion this salad is also delicious using red onion
- Mini Cucumbers - this salad is also delicious using thinly sliced mini cucumbers
- Avocado Oil - you can substitute avocado oil for the olive oil in this recipe
Variations
- Spicy - add a pinch of chili pepper flakes for a bit of spice
- Creamy - add ½ cup mayonnaise to make a creamy version of this salad
- Tomato - add cherry tomatoes cut in half for more veggies
Supplies
Storage
Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Stir the salad before serving to coat with dressing.
Top tip
To make this salad really quickly a food processor with the slicing attachment works perfectly. Slice up the cucumbers and onion by running them through the food processor and then top with the vinegar dressing.
Cucumber Salad with Vinegar Dressing
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 5 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This quick and easy cucumber salad with vinegar dressing is a great side dish. It's a healthy vegetable option with onion, olive oil and apple cider vinegar. The cucumber and onion is marinated in a tangy and refreshing dressing for the perfect cold salad.
Ingredients
2 medium English Cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 medium Sweet Onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
½ teaspoon Sea Salt
¼ teaspoon Coarse Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
Thinly slice the cucumbers and sweet onion with a knife or using a mandoline slicer. Place into a serving bowl.
In a small bowl or jar mix together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
Pour the dressing over the cucumber and onion. Stir to coat them.
Place in the refrigerator for at least one hour for the salad to be cold and for the cucumbers to absorb some of the oil and vinegar dressing flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Side Dish, Salads
- Method: Chopped
- Cuisine: Gluten Free
FAQ
I use a combination of 2 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon vinegar then add the seasoning for even more flavor.
I love to use apple cider vinegar with cucumbers. It has a more warm, mild flavor than white vinegar. I also really love rice vinegar with cucumbers.
You can store this cucumber salad with vinegar dressing in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Be sure to stir the salad before serving.
