Cucumbers – obviously a must for this recipe.You are good to go! Old Fashioned Cucumbers and Onions in Vinegar Ingredients You could bulk up this recipe with some more vegetables and a little protein to make it a main dish! Sliced tomatoes or blanched green beans would be delicious additions! Add a can of low sodium garbanzo beans for an extra boost of fiber and a little protein. It will often make an appearance along with grilled chicken and corn on the cob. I usually serve this recipe as a side dish. Give the salad a few turns with a spoon, and top with any fresh herbs of your choosing.How To Serve Old Fashioned Cucumbers and Onions in Vinegar In this time, the vegetables will warm slightly, helping release the natural juices that are now beautifully mingled with the dressing. Bring to room temp before serving: Before you serve this salad, bring it out of the fridge, and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour. This will help infuse the tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions with the flavorful dressing. Every few hours, stir the salad a bit to recoat the vegetables with the dressing. Marinate: Let the salad sit overnight in the fridge, or up to 24 hours. After an hour, give the cucumber, tomato, and onion salad a quick stir, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid and slide into your fridge.
This gives the marinade time to soften the vegetables and begin to pull out some of their natural juices. Leave the bowl sitting on the counter for 1 hour. Add the vegetables: Pour the dressing over the bowl of prepared cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions. Sensitive palates and kid eaters will appreciate the option. Not sure which you'd like better? Split the dressing and the vegetables to make one with the pepper and one without. They infuse a hint of heat in this, which is elevated by the vinegar-based dressing. Make the dressing: In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, dried herbs, salt, and black pepper. For the finishing herb garnish, you can stick with something already in the salad-a sprinkle of fresh basil would certainly sing the sounds of summer-or mix it up with something a bit brighter and grassier, like chives or chervil. (That's basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram, and rosemary.) If you don't have either, DIY your own mix with equal parts of these dried herbs. But it can be expensive and difficult to find, so a traditional Italian herb mix can work, too. We like herbs de Provence, a blend of thyme, tarragon, basil, rosemary, oregano, and a few others, because it's a rich and warming mix.
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Sweeter onions, like Vidalia or yellow onions, have enough bite that they could be used, but because they're already a bit mellow, you may lose some zip after they've marinated. Red onions: You might think we'd call for Vidalia onions in this cucumber salad, but we're steering toward the reds here because they are spicier and can stand up to the long soak in the marinade.Though this recipe calls for peeling the cucumbers, you don't have to-in which case, the English cucumbers really will be preferred. English cucumbers: English cucumbers are the preference for this salad because they often have thinner skins and are slightly sweeter than Kirbys.Just slice or chop them up a bit more so the flavors of the marinade can really soak in. If you're craving this salad out of tomato season, reach for Romas or cherry tomatoes instead. (These tomatoes also make the ideal Southern Tomato Sandwich.) But heirloom beefsteaks are pricier, so if you're looking to not drop a few bucks on each tomato, just go for the highest quality tomato you can afford. The meatier the tomato, the better it will absorb and stand up to the marinade. Heirloom tomatoes: Preferably beefsteaks.
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