Marinated Cucumbers

Name: Marinated Cucumbers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 medium cucumbers, peeled & cut into 1/4-inch thick slices; 236.59 ml finely chopped green bell pepper; 2.46 ml grated lemon peel; 2 onions, finely chopped; 236.59 ml white vinegar; 473.18 ml sugar; 4.92 ml celery seed; 9.85 ml salt

Submitted by Elmotoo

"These not quite pickles are from a calendar!"

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photo by Diana Adcock

Ready In:: 4hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 6

ingredients

5 medium cucumbers, peeled & cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
236.59 ml finely chopped green bell pepper
2.46 ml grated lemon peel
2 onions, finely chopped
236.59 ml white vinegar
473.18 ml sugar
4.92 ml celery seed
9.85 ml salt

directions

In large saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, celery seed, and salt. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours.
In large bowl, combine cucumbers, bell pepper, lemon peel, and onions. Mix well; set aside.
Add *chilled* sauce to cucumber mix; toss gently. Place in a 2 1/2 quart container; cover & refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Reviews

Wonderful light side dish. I kept the onion and green pepper on the large size by just slicing them. (based on other reviewers suggestion). I love the sweetness of this dish. It was perfect, not overly sweet and just a touch of tartness. I did cut the recipe in half and put everything (after the 4 hr cooling time) in a large jar and let it sit for 48 hrs in the refrigerator. The cucumber added to the liquid and helped marinate them even more. Thanks for posting. Made for Spring PAC 2009 :)

teresas
Really nice cucumber salad. I made this earlier today after a visit to my garden. I used orange bell peppers and a red onion. I also kept them is slivers rather than chop them. Loved that I didn't feel like I was eating a bowl of Bread and Butter pickles, some cucumber salads are simply to sweet and soggy for me to enjoy. This one had great crunch! There's enough left to go with dinner tonight, if not I spied another cuke out there and will simply slice it up and add it to the juice left over.

Diana Adcock
I'm diabetic and I made this with Splenda instead of sugar and it turned out fantastic. Really, really yummers!

rabbit_stew
Beautiful! I thought the amount of sugar might have been a bit much for my tastes but it was perfect and great blend of sweet & sour. Only change I made was not to peel the cucumbers because I quite enjoy the skin

Peter J
These are just so good--sweet, but not too sweet. I didn't finely chop either the peppers or onions, just leaving them in smaller slices.

iris5555