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Best Cucumber Salad ever! :)
tyedyechick0930
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I live in the south and hot days when you want a cold recipe that's healthy to eat, I turn to Cucumber salad. It's so yummy! :bigsmile:
Cucumber salad:
4 cucumbers
3 tomatos
1/2-1 small onion
(Sometimes I also add yellow and orange bellpeppers)
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar or other sweetener
1 Tbsp. dried dill or dill seeds (optional-I prefer it without dill but my husband likes it with)
Dice all veggies and toss together in bowl.
Combine vinegar, water, and sugar in saucepan over med-high heat. Bring to boil, then let cool and pour over vegetables. Stir in dill to taste, cover and refrigerate .
Enjoy!!! :flowerforyou:
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Cucumber salad:
4 cucumbers
3 tomatos
1/2-1 small onion
(Sometimes I also add yellow and orange bellpeppers)
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar or other sweetener
1 Tbsp. dried dill or dill seeds (optional-I prefer it without dill but my husband likes it with)
Dice all veggies and toss together in bowl.
Combine vinegar, water, and sugar in saucepan over med-high heat. Bring to boil, then let cool and pour over vegetables. Stir in dill to taste, cover and refrigerate .
Enjoy!!! :flowerforyou:
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I try to get a sweet onion if they're available.0
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You wouldn't happen to have a calorie count for this on hand would you? Sounds delicious and I'm a sucker for salad.0
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ooo thx for the recipe! sounds GREAT!0
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Only thing that worries me is the 1/2 cup of sugar...0
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I just entered the recipe into my food calculator. The sugar does add a lot of calories. This is the totals for cucumbers, tomatoes, 1/2 onion, vinegar, and sugar. Here's the totals it gave me:
Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium
Total: 579 41 2 9 37
Per Serving: 97 7 0 2 6
(6 servings per bowl)
Almost all of those calories come from the sugar so if anyone knows of any sugar or sweetener substitutes please let me know. I actually only use 1/4 cup of sugar when I make this for my family because my mom is a diabetic. So definitely, please let me know if there is an alternative. This was the recipe a friend gave to me.0 -
If there are truly 6 servings per recipe that's not bad...it would leave each serving at 96.5 calories.
I would say cutting the sugar to 1/4 cup or even 1/8 cup would be acceptable...I'll try making this with a lower amount of sugar and post back. It looks great.0 -
My mother made this in the summer when we had barbecues. It is a great dish and loved it! I will have to make me some soon..Mmm. My Mom never used dill but always put fresh chives in it. Thanks for bringing my fond memory back.I live in the south and hot days when you want a cold recipe that's healthy to eat, I turn to Cucumber salad. It's so yummy! :bigsmile:
Cucumber salad:
4 cucumbers
3 tomatos
1/2-1 small onion
(Sometimes I also add yellow and orange bellpeppers)
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar or other sweetener
1 Tbsp. dried dill or dill seeds (optional-I prefer it without dill but my husband likes it with)
Dice all veggies and toss together in bowl.
Combine vinegar, water, and sugar in saucepan over med-high heat. Bring to boil, then let cool and pour over vegetables. Stir in dill to taste, cover and refrigerate .
Enjoy!!! :flowerforyou:
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It makes a pretty big bowl. I think we got 10 servings out of the bowl I brought to our family's Mother's day get together. I didn't have any left and I didn't use dill or anything. I wonder if Splenda could work as a substitute for this. If anyone has used Splenda let me know. I have a pic of it, but I don't know how to get pictures on here. Lol. My husband wants me to make this with some yellow and orange bellpepper added, which I think sounds yummy to. :bigsmile:0
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I'd definitely use the dill...probably fresh over dried though...and the orange and yellow bell peppers are a must...0
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make it with splenda.....mmmmmmmmmm and fresh dill for sure!0
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Sounds great! I do something similar without the sugar and heating. Just put it all in a bowl and mix. I also add feta when I need the extra calories.0
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Sounds great.0
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I would say cutting the sugar to 1/4 cup or even 1/8 cup would be acceptable...I'll try making this with a lower amount of sugar and post back. It looks great.
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Sounds great! I do something similar without the sugar and heating. Just put it all in a bowl and mix. I also add feta when I need the extra calories.
That's how I've made it in the past with regular distilled vinegar. But I tried the apple cider vinegar and when you heat it up it dissolves the sugar better. Man the apple cider gave it a good zing. Love it this way!0 -
can't wait to try!0
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Thanks for sharing!0
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sounds yummy0
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YUM! Bump!0
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Not sure if this has already been said but I also add fat free cottage cheese to the mix! MMM
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Sounds great! I do something similar without the sugar and heating. Just put it all in a bowl and mix. I also add feta when I need the extra calories.
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