Sweet Cucumber and Mandarin Orange Salad

Submitted by Kizzikate

"Here's one I've yet to try- from "At Home in the Kitchen" by Jorg Morgan. Her recipes are usually grand!! Prep time includes chilling time."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and sliced into very thin rounds (app. 2 cups)
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 medium sweet onion, sliced into very thin rings (app. 1 cup)
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1⁄3 cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
• salt & pepper, to taste

directions

1. In a serving bowl, combine the cucumbers, oranges, and onion rings.
2. In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and vinegar until the sugar dissolves.
3. Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumber salad. Toss well.
4. Add chopped tarragon. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Chill 1 hour before serving.

Reviews

[sonya.twyne]

We loved this recipe! So simple and easy to come together. Our variation - peel left on cucumber, quartered and thinly sliced. Rice vinegar instead of white. Added a generous splash of sesame oil as well as 1-2 cups shredded cabbage to stretch it, add texture and crunch. Next time we will add sesame seeds or sunflower seeds. Can’t wait to make this again.

 

[Baby Kato]

We enjoyed this light and refreshing salad & dressing Kizzikate. What a wonderful way to use the fresh tarragon in my garden. The flavour of the dressing was lovely, semi sweet and slightly tart with a hint of licorice. I used a small vidalia onion and was very pleased with its addition to the salad, I really enjoyed the way it complimented the fresh mandarin oranges and english cucumbers that I used. Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[Redsie]

This was a very nice surprise! Never thought of mixing cucumbers with mandarin! Only change I made was not to add any onion. Thanks kizzikate!

 

[justcallmetoni]

I really liked this salad and most certainly make it again. The combination of oranges and cucumbers was bright light and summery. Taking heed from Math Mom I reduced the onion to 1/2 of a large vidalia. The proportions seemed right on. What perplexed me a bit was the dressing. Still can decide if it was too tart or just needed something else. Thinking reducing the vinegar to 1/4 cup and doubling the tarragon will work and plan to try it that way soon.

 

[MathMom.calif]

Prepared it for a 4th of July block party, and it was not very popular. I guess the people at the party weren't big on onions. I thought it was nice for a change, but not something I'm likely to make again. It is a cool, refreshing, light salad.