watermelon and seedless cucumber salad
This is such a nice refreshing summertime salad. It sort of has a sweet-sour taste to it. Who'd a thought watermelon, cucumbers and green onions, would go so well together in a salad!!
prep time
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
Ingredients
- 3/4 - cup sugar
- 3/4 cup - apple cider vinegar
- 1-1/2 cups - water
- 1/4 tsp. - salt
- 1/8 tsp. - salt
- 1/8 tsp. - pepper
- 1/16 tsp. - pepper
- 1/4 tsp. - poppy seeds, plus extra for garnish
- 2-3 - green onions, cut into thin slices (*see note)
- 1 seedless - cucumber (3 cups) cut into chunks
- 4 cups - seedless watermelon (cut into 1" to 1-1/4" chunks)
How To Make watermelon and seedless cucumber salad
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Step 1In a bowl that would hold 8-cups of liquid, fruit, and vegetables, add the slices of green onion, and the chunks of cucumbers and watermelon.
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Step 2In another bowl mix together the sugar, cider vinegar, water, all the salt and pepper, plus the poppy seeds. Stir until the sugar looks like it has dissolved into the liquid.
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Step 3Pour the liquid mixture (the brine), over the fruit and vegetables.
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Step 4Cover the bowl, and place it in the refrigerator for 2 hours, to chill and marinate the watermelon, cucumbers, and onion.
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Step 5After 2 hours, remove the watermelon, cucumbers, and onion from the brine, and discard the brine.
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Step 6Return the watermelon, cucumbers, and onion to the bowl, and serve the salad immediately. (If desired, sprinkle the salad with a bit more of the poppy seeds just before serving.)
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Step 7*Note: In regards to the green onion: I first cut the onions to 3-1/4 inches in length, and then discarded the remaining green part of the onion. I then cut the onion into thin slices.
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Category:
Fruit Sides
Category:
Other Side Dishes
Category:
Other Salads
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Keyword:
#easy
Keyword:
#salads
Keyword:
#Summer
Keyword:
#watermelon
Keyword:
#tangy
Keyword:
#sweet and sour
Keyword:
#sweet sour
Keyword:
#beginner-cook
Keyword:
#summer salads
Keyword:
#seedless cucumber
Keyword:
#Watermelon and Cucumber Salad
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Culture:
American
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