Onion and Cucumber Salad

This recipe came from my nan so can be dated back to at least 1900, interestingly my husbands nan also made a version of this so it must be a traditional British Summer salad. Cooking time is actually chilling time.

• Ready In: 5 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1  mild onion, thinly sliced
• 1  cup hot water
• 1  cup  white malt vinegar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground white pepper
•  salt
• 1  cup sugar

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except the cucumber and onion and stir until the sugar disolves.
2. Stir in cucumber and onion.
3. Chill for at least 5 hours or overnight.