HUNGARIAN CUCUMBER SALAD 
2-3 lg. cucumbers
1 med. onion
Salt
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. water
1/2 tsp. Hungarian sweet paprika

Peel and slice cucumbers very thin. Place in bowl, adding salt to each layer, until completely covered. Let stand about 1/2 hour. In the meantime slice onion very thin and separate into rings.

Next, take cucumbers by the handful and squeeze all the excess moisture out of them. Spill out any leftover fluid, rinse bowl and put cucumbers and onion rings back into it. Pour vinegar/water mixture over, and sprinkle with paprika. Let stand about 1/2 hour before serving.

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Hungarian Cucumber Salad
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 Jeanne (New York) says:
Finally the Traditional Hungarian cucumber salad as my Hungarian chef father made it. This is the real salad I remember as a kid. He would make this for every picnic or barbecue we had. It's simple, cooling and just delicious!!Goes so well with any summer dish.

 

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