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Pickled Cucumber and Onion Salad
This is a light and refreshing southern style pickled cucumber and onion salad with dill, chiles and mango.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 English cucumber (sliced into thin rounds)
- 1 cup onion (finely sliced)
- 1 mango (peeled, cored and sliced into bite size pieces)
- 2 tsp dill (chopped)
- 1 chile or jalapeno pepper (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- black pepper
- 3 cups arugula or baby spinach
Instructions
- 1
Put cucumber and onion slices in a large bowl.
- 2
Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt and garlic, and stir well until sugar and salt are melted. Pour over cucumber and onion slices and marinate for an hour. Drain liquid.
- 3
Making the salad: Put arugula or baby spinach on a plate. Add cucumber and onion slices, mango and top with chopped dill and chiles. Season with plenty of black pepper and serve immediately.