A light accompaniment.
There are times when you have a meal and it feels a little optional to have vegetables with it. Last night was one of those times. I made a family recipe handed down to me by mum, Šunkofleky (prounounced shoon-ko-flecky). It’s a Czech recipe but am confident it’s on English websites also. Basically it’s a ham and egg pasta bake. I’ll feature this recipe another time but right now I want to give credit to Cucumber Salad, an easy yet tasty salad.
We did our weekly trip to the markets and came home with a bounty of cherries ($5/kg), bananas ($1.80/kg), a box of tomatoes ($2) and cucumbers ($0.60/kg) among other things. Yes we are proving you can eat cheaply yet well in Sydney!
Mum used to make this salad all the time. It’s not a heavy salad to eat but makes you feel good that you’ve had your dose of vegetables. There are a few variations to this which I’ll post here. Either way, it’s quick and delicious. And yes, Caitlyn my 3 year old also loves it (without the onions though).
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Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 4-5 medium cucumbers, grated
- ⅓-½ cup white vinegar, adjust to taste
- ½ cup water
- 1-1½ tablespoons white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper, finely ground black pepper
- 1-2 medium tomatoes, diced (optional)
- ½ onion, diced (optional)
- 1 small red capsicum, diced (optional)
Instructions
- Into a medium sized bowl, add all ingredients and mix together.
- Taste and adjust to taste. You might need a little more sugar to cut through the acidity of the vinegar, or add a little more salt and pepper. Either way, make to your preference.
Notes
- Include diced tomatoes, capsicum and onions to add more into this salad. We often do this when we wanted a salad with a little more substance.
- Use baby tomatoes cut into either halves or quarters as sweeter and more concentrated in flavour than larger tomatoes.
- Use either white or red onions depending on what you have on hand and what you prefer to use in your salads.