Cucumber Salad (Marie's)

 

I first tried this at my dear friend Marie's house, so I think of them as Marie's Cucumbers. The salad is fresh tasting, quick and easy. I usually use an English cucumber or the small kind that are yummy without peeling as I think the salad is prettiest that way. If you can get fresh garden cucumbers, this will be SO GOOD!

Cucumber Salad (Marie's)

4 c. sliced cucumbers

3 green onions with tops, sliced

1/2 c. mayonnaise

1/2 c. sour cream

1/4 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. dried dill weed

rice vinegar to taste

Place cucumbers and onions in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, adding vinegar until dressing consistency and taste suit you, then stir all together and serve. 

Notes: This can be made a few hours ahead, and will store in the fridge for a couple of days, although the cucumbers weep a little, so the dressing gets runny. I usually cut this recipe in half. Don't substitute for the rice vinegar, it is what gives this the unique tang. The original recipe calls for 1 c. mayonnaise and no sour cream; I like it better with the combination, but you make it to your taste. Marie was my 4-H Foods leader, you can read a little more about our fun together in Relating to Food.

Jenny