salad - cucumber and red onion

10-28-08cucumber marinated with red onions.From the Eat, Drink and Weigh less book.
they call for some sugar, but I just skip that.

1/4 cup cider vinegar - I used almost 1/2 cup malt vinegar and a tiny bit of left over sherry
minced red onion - I just chopped it small
fresh cilantro - I used dried.

11-5-08 I used some Balsamic with the malt vinegar and a bit of sherry.
I added chopped green peppers to the mix.
I heated the vinegar with the dried cilantro to release more of the flavor. After heating it to a boil, I removed it from the stove, let it set a bit, then put it in the freezer while I filled the jars with vegetables.
I layered the vegetables using the bits of green pepper to fill in the holes and spaces between them.
I will still have to turn the jars as they marinate. Also next time I'll try to put cilantro in between the layers as the tight fit of the vegetables seemed to filter a good bit of that so it rested on the top of the mixture. I turned a few times to try to work some lower in the jars.


Slice the cucumbers fairly slim.
put in the cucumbers and onion and spices. Mix. Put in a tightly sealed jar and let marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

I kept turning the jar. The liquid did not cover very well.
Still it all tasted good when it was done. I used some of it in a wrap with other veggies including three finely chopped anchovies.
anchovies in tiny quantities could be added to the mix in the beginning.