I was given a couple of delicious homegrown cucumbers and just had to give them a little special treatment! This is my version of a quickly pickled cucumber salad with radishes, red onion and dill for pops of colour. There are loads of vinegar combinations but I used what I had, so don’t be afraid to swap out if you don’t have the exact same ones as me and you can tweak to your own tastes.
Benefits
This is such a simple recipe and yet these simple ingredients provide great health benefits. Cucumber, red onion, radishes, and dill between them, provide hydration, fiber, antioxidants, and essential nutrients. These benefits support digestion, heart health, and immune function. They can also help to lower inflammation, improve hydration, aid weight control, and add flavor without added calories.
Ingredients
- Large Cucumber x 1
- Red Onion X 1/2
- Radishes X 2
- Dill Chopped X 2 tablespoons
- Apple Cider Vinegar X 1/4 cup
- Rice Wine Vinegar X 1/4 Cup
- Water X 1/4 Cup (you can add more to taste if you prefer a lighter vinegar)
- Stevia (natural sweetener) X 1 tablespoon
- Teaspoon of salt
Method
- Add the water, stevia, ACV and rice wine vinegar together. You will have too much for this salad but can keep the leftovers to use again
- Finely slice the red onion. Separate the rings and place at the bottom of the bowl and cover with a couple of the tablespoons to allow it to pickle a little while you are prepping the cucumber
- Slice the cucumber finely and place in a colander. Sprinkle the salt and mix it through gently. Leave for 20 minutes to draw out excess water. Then, rinse the salt off and drain and pat dry the cucumber with a paper towel
- Slice the radishes and chop the dill
- Add the cucumber and radishes to the red onion and drizzle over more of the vinegar. Mix gently and taste to check if you need more.
- Sprinkle on the dill to serve
- This will keep for a couple of days in the fridge, covered
This is so refreshing and can be made in advance – it actually tastes even better when the flavours have had a chance to blend. It would be lovely to bring to a barbeque or to have in the fridge for lunch boxes. I hope you love it!