Danish Cucumber Salad - Agurkesalat - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cucumbers, if using English or Burpless cucumbers only use one or two
salt, to taste
1 cup water
1 cup white vinegar (some Danes use lemon juice)
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
onion, vidalia or walla walla sliced thin, optional and to taste

Preparation

Wash and peel cucumbers. Cut cucumbers into very thin slices and place in medium bowl, salt lightly, and let stand for 15 minutes.
Pour off all liquid from cucumbers. In a small bowl mix together the water, vinegar, sugar and pepper. Thinly sliced vidalia or walla walla onions can be placed in the salad also according to taste and this is optional. Pour mixture over the cucumbers and place in the refrigerator for one hour or until chilled. Drain off liquid again or serve with a slotted spoon.