We’ve had an embarrassment of cucumbers lately.
Our new tradition of hitting the farmers’ market on the weekend brought us three of them for $2 — a steal! — and they’ve been patiently hanging out in our new fruit bowl since Saturday. Spencer came home with two more from a friend’s garden on Tuesday, bringing our total of OMG-HUGE vegetables to five.
Martha Stewart to the rescue, it seems! With some quick Googling, my husband found this recipe for cucumber and sweet-onion salad, and it is light, refreshing summer deliciousness.
And now nothing will go to waste. Just the way nature intended it, I think.
Between you and me? Um, we didn’t exactly have fresh dill or freshly-squeezed lemon juice . . . so we improvised with a dried variety as well as lemon from a bottle. The results were still great. In case, like me, you don’t feel like hitting the grocery store.
Just don’t tell Martha.
Cucumber and Sweet-Onion Salad
Ingredients:
3 English cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced on the diagonal
1 medium sweet onion, such as Vidalia, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh dill, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
Coarse salt and ground pepper
In a large bowl, toss together cucumbers, onion, dill, oil, lemon juice, and vinegar; season with salt and pepper.
(Recipe from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food)
write meg! 
Yummy! I hit a local produce stand yesterday and plan to make a salad like that with tomatoes. (I still smile every time I read “my husband” in one of your posts.)
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Aw, thank you, Kathy! I smile when I type it. 🙂 Tomatoes would be a great addition to this salad. I actually thought about chopping up some leftover cherry tomatoes we have hanging around and still might, but I thought I’d keep it simple for my first batch!
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Beautiful photos! I love cucumbers.
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I think I may have to make the dressing!
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Yum yum yum! This sounds delicious!
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Looks delicious and easy to make. Thanks.
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Oh, I eat so many cucumbers. I love them cold, cut thick, and dipped in hummus. Or chopped up in a tuna salad. Now I must try this cucumber and onion salad! Love that it has dill, kind of reminds me of a deconstructed dill pickle.
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What a wonderful way to use up extra cucumbers! They are such refreshing vegetables on hot summer days. Thank you for sharing!
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Ha, that sounds fresh and summery! Will make sure so try it soon!
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This looks so good and so refreshing. Perfect for the summer!
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Yum! Thanks for linking up with the Caffeinated Crafters last week! We loved having you!!
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