MARINATED CUCUMBER, ONION, AND TOMATO SALAD

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cucumbers peeled and thinly sliced (or an English cucumber unpeeled)
• 3 tomatoes, cut into small wedges (or cherry tomatoes halved)
• 1 Vidalia onion, halved and then sliced and separated.

Instructions

1. Whisk water, vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and pepper together in a large bowl.
2. Add cucumbers, tomatoes and onions and stir to coat.
3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap.  Refrigerate over night or for at least 2 hours.

Kathy’s Comments

Using distilled white vinegar is very old fashioned.  I like it!  Also many recipes call for more sugar, but I used only 1 tablespoon.  Plenty of sweetness to offset the vinegar.

By KathyMillerTime