Retro Cucumber Salad

 

Ingredients:

3 medium cucumbers- peeled and thinly sliced

1/2 red onion- thinly sliced

1 small tart apple- cut into matchstick pieces

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons sunflower oil

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine the cucumbers, onion, apple, and salt in a small bowl. Place pickling weight on top and let sit for 10 minutes.

While it's pickling whisk together remaining ingredients. Drain cucumber mix and pat dry with napkin. Pour dressing onto cucumber mix and mix well. Let marinate at least 30 minutes before serving.

This is from Best Family Recipes on a Reddit board. OP said- My great-grandfather made this simple cucumber salad. I love it in the summer when our garden is over run with cucumbers."

We are spending Easter with  Mei and Richard. This is one of the things I'm bringing over.