Side Items

Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices is for Side Dish.

Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices takes several minutes to prepare.

Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices takes several minutes to cook.

Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices are:

3 med cucumber peeled ,halved lenghtwise & thinly sliced
2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 c Rice Vinegar,seasoned or regular
1/2 c water
3 Tbs sugar
1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
2 Tbs minced Red Onion

Here is how you make Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices:

Place cucumber slices in a colander sitting over a bowl,sprinkle with salt and toss well. Let set for 1 hour in refrigerated. Toss the cukes a few times while they drain as well. While cucumbers slices are draining ,prepare marinade below.Combine vinegar, water, sugar, and red pepper in small saucepan bring to a boil. reduce heat, cook until reduced to a 1/3 cup(about 10 minutes). If for some reason you boilfor too long, just add a little water until you have 1/3 cup. remove reduction from heat add onions. let cool to room temp.When cucumbers are done resting,pat them dry with paper towel and then combine with the vinegar reduction. This can be served immediately,but for best results refrigerate until wellchilledServing Size: 1/2 cupNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RTUCKER7.

The nutritional information for Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 78.9

• Total Fat: 0.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 835.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
• Protein: 0.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices is Vegetarian