Vinegar Marinated Cucumbers is one of the easiest side dishes ever. These cucumbers are sweet, tangy, and crunchy.
During the summer months, I make this easy side dish about once a week. It is so simple and so good! These cucumbers are cool and crunchy with tons of flavor. They make a great side dish for a BBQ or potluck.
How To Make Vinegar Cucumbers
- Peel and slice 2 cucumbers.
- Add vinegar, warm water, sugar, salt, and pepper to a bowl.
- Whisk together.
- Add the cucumbers to the vinegar.
- Marinate for at least an hour.
- Drain the liquid off the cucumbers.
- Serve cold.
Try these other easy side dish recipes:
- Green Bean Casserole
- Sugar Snap Peas
- Instant Pot Green Beans from Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Make Ahead
You can start marinating these cucumbers in the vinegar mixture for up to a day ahead of time. Any longer than that and they won’t be as crunchy.
Leftovers
Store any leftover cucumbers in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. However, after about a day they start to lose some of their crunch.
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Easy Vinegar Marinated Cucumbers Recipe
Vinegar Marinated Cucumbers is one of the easiest side dishes ever. These cucumbers are sweet, tangy, and crunchy.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Marinate Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2 medium to large cucumbers
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1/3 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Peel and thinly slice the cucumbers. Discard the ends.
- In a large bowl, add the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and pepper. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
- And the cucumbers the bowl. Stir well until all of the cucumbers have been coated in liquid.
- Cover the bowl. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour and up to 1 day.
- Drain the liquid from the cucumbers. Serve cold.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/6th of the recipe | Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
This was a wonderful surprise! I had some truly end of season cucumbers in the refrigerator and wanted to use them. This combination of flavors was so fresh and bright! It tasted like summer even though it’s the beginning of fall. Thank you!
First time it was easy to making Cucumber and guess what it amazing taste so good! Again now it my second time. I’m add try spicy cucumber see if it good . Love to creative taste weather if it good or not 😊
I loved this recipe and I will use it again. Surprisingly, my whole family thought it was too sweet, to next time I’ll cut the sugar in half. Thank you!
great recipe!
How many days ahead can this be made and last
It was great taste and easy making . Best half sugar and I add spicy ( habanero pepper topper ) 1/8 teaspoon or less it was delicious! Wow! Try your self add on it or not 😊
I know they won’t be crunchy, but how long will they stay good for? I wanted to use leftovers of a batch I made 2 weeks ago in some relish tomorrow. They have been in the fridge the entire time. Ate they still safe to eat?
Add sesame seeds and 1/2teaspoon of soy sauce for added taste.
Delicious, I’ve been using red wine vinegar dressing for my cucumbers but this is better
My Mother used to make this dish a lot. She also added sliced onions. It was always a favorite.
As a great grandson of German Immigrants who owned a resteraunt . This style of cucumbers has been in our family for more than 80 years.
The only thing we dont do is drain the juice. Leave it . We also add 2 tablespoons of corn oil to the mixture. Its spectacular.
Could one use trivia? One packet or two?
I think you meant Truvia. It’s a 1 to 1 ratio so you would still use 1/4 cup or 8 packets.
My mom used to make these when I was a kid, I have been making them for my husband for years I add some garlic powder
I just reviewed this recipe. Sounds like something I will try. My only concern is can you use apple cider vinegar instead if white vinegar?
Absolutely! I’ve always used cider vinegar. The only reason I think this recipe calls for white vinegar is that it won’t discolor the cukes!
This is a p a to my above comment. I always add fresh onion ..either sweet or red for color and fresh dill when possible. It’s so delicious!!
This recepie is great, and for a twist I like to add thinly sliced sweet onions.
do you mean
lazy pickles?
Mother added thinly sliced sweet onions to it and that was delicious, too. Last week I threw in some thinly sliced radishes just for a break. I sliced too many but I believe it would have been much better if I’d lightened up and the same with the onion so will try it again next time.
To me it’s better with onions
Yes onions for sure
Have been enjoying cucumbers like this for years. However not using nearly the amount of sugar. Think adding the amount of sugar you recommended sounds good. I’m going to try yours next time. Thank you
Johnny