In summer, there’s nothing quite as cool and refreshing as cucumber sandwiches, cucumber soup, or cucumber salads,  This refreshing salad makes an excellent side dish for salmon, or as part of a summer luncheon buffet.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c cider or white wine vinegar
• 2 Tab water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 Tab sugar
• 1/8 tsp fresh dill
• 2 medium-sized cucumbers – unpeeled, slice very thin

Directions:

1. Combining vinegar, water, salt, sugar, and dill.
2. Pour the dressing over the sliced cucumbers.
3. Cover with plastic wrap,
4. Let stand for at least 3 hours.
5. Serve in the true Scandinavian style, in the marinating dressing.

Serves:   4

Source:  James Beard