A quick and simple side dish of crisp cucumber and onion with tangy red wine vinegar.

Level: Easy	Prep: 10 minutes	Yield: 6 servings
Total: 10 minutes	Inactive:	Serving Size: 2/3 cup

Ingredients

5 cups sliced cucumbers
½ cup sliced red onion
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Directions

In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, red onion, salt, black pepper and vinegar.

Cook's Note

Try different types of vinegar or lime juice.

Recipe adapted from https://foodhero.org/recipes/summer-cucumbers.

Nutrition Facts

6 servings per recipe
Serving size: 2/3 cup
Calories 20 per serving

Contents	% Daily Value
Sodium 200mg	9%
Total Carbohydrate 4g	1%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 2g
Incl. Added Sugars 0g	0%
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 18mg	2%
Potassium 150mg	4%
Vitamin A 5mcg	6%
Vitamin C 3mg	3%
The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Mazzullo, N. 2026, Summer Cucumbers, Extension | University of Nevada, Reno, Recipes

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