Cucumber and Red Onion Salad Recipe

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This is one of the first recipes I came up with myself. It's a great salad for picnics or potlucks. I never come home with an empty bowl! —Brynn Steckman, Westerville, Ohio

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Cucumber and Red Onion Salad Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 small seedless cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cucumbers and red onion. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegars, salt, pepper and oil. Pour over cucumber mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 31 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 151 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Cucumber and Red Onion Salad in Healthy Cooking June/July 2012, p44