Cucumber Salad with Peppers

Name: Cucumber Salad with Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups thinly sliced cucumbers; 3/4 cup chopped red onion; 1/2 cup each chopped green, sweet red and yellow peppers; 1/2 cup cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

To assemble this bright, zesty cucumber salad with peppers, you need only a few pantry and fridge staples.

Ingredients

3 cups thinly sliced cucumbers
3/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup each chopped green, sweet red and yellow peppers
1/2 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

In a large serving bowl, combine the cucumbers, onion and peppers. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar and sugar. Pour over vegetables; toss to coat. Chill until serving. Serve with a slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 43 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 3mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable.

This crisp and colorful salad is an ideal way to use up all that produce. “It’s so good on hot summer evenings," says NanCee Maynard of Box Elder, South Dakota. "I’ve even added chopped zucchini for variety.”

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