SWEET'N SOUR CUCUMBER: frugal

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Fabulously refreshing cucumber side...

Thin crisp cucumber slices bathed in vinegar, sugar and salt, are a cut above. Wow!  

An easy picnic side dish prepared the day before adds colour, texture and flavour to foods on the picnic blanket.  Who knew cucumber* could be elevated so easily?

Salt and sugar have been reduced.  

Ingreds:

One English cucumber, unpeeled, thinly sliced

Dressing: 

1/2 tablespoon coarse salt

1/4 cup white vinegar, pref white wine but any will do

2 tbsp fresh chopped (or 1 tsp dried) dill

1.5 tablespoon sugar

1/4 tsp pepper, freshly ground, if poss

Method:

1. Mix dressing ingreds until sugar is completed disssolved
2. Add cucumber slices; stir to coat; refrigerate 2 hours or pref overnight

Comments:

'I really loved these: they are cucumber but not as we know it..and mightily better for it.' Retired writer

*adapted from Food & Wine

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This recipe has been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises.  It may not be reproduced without the author's written permission.