sweet and tangy cucumber salad

Name: Sweet and Tangy Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cuisine: Southwestern
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) hot water; 1/4 cup(s) white vinegar; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper; 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 - jalapeno pepper, deseeded and finely diced; 1 tablespoon(s) cilantro, fresh, roughly chopped; - crushed redpepper flakes for garnish (optional)

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Jeanne Benavidez

Odessa, TX

Updated on Jul 23, 2017

I love cucumbers and vinegar and this is just one of the many ways I like to make it. It's a very refreshing way to start a summer meal.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup hot water
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 - jalapeno pepper, deseeded and finely diced
1 tablespoon cilantro, fresh, roughly chopped
- crushed redpepper flakes for garnish (optional)

How To Make sweet and tangy cucumber salad

Step 1

Whisk sugar, hot water, vinegar, salt and black pepper in a bowl until sugar has dissolved.

Step 2

Add the cucumber, onion and cilantro into the vinegar mixture and stir well.
Step 3

Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Step 4

Sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes just before serving.
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