Cucumber Ranch Salad

Growing up my Mom made cucumber salad, but made it with vinegar sugar dressing, which I still love, but this is how my Mother-in-law does it, and if you love ranch, you will love it!

Well...of course it helps to like cucumbers, too.

But chances are you wouldn't be reading a recipe for cucumber salad if you didn't.

Sometimes when I blog a recipe like this I wonder if ya'll think I am nuts to blog something that is so easy.

Then I remind myself, I had never had it until I was the ripe 'ol age of 22, so maybe you haven't?

Sometimes, I just blog these recipes, knowing that someday my daughter (the oldest one who doesn't like to cook) may want this salad she loves, and she can go to the internet and figure out how to make it!

So the whole thing is pretty darn easy, but better to make them in the morning, or the night before so they can soak, after you read the recipe you'll know what I mean.

So without further adieu....

Cucumber Ranch Salad

3 large cucumbers, washed, sliced in half then sliced in pieces.

(I leave the skin on, but you can peel it off if you prefer)

1 small onion, I like the sweet onions, chopped

1 cup Ranch dressing (more or less to taste)

Salt and cold water

Pepper

Slice cucumbers and place in a bowl.

Cover with cold water and give a good sprinkling of salt.

Place in refrigerator for a couple of hours to soak. This will keep the cucumbers firm.

Add onions, and toss with ranch dressing. (You can use any ranch you want, I make it with fat free, and it makes this salad nice and light!)

Give it a sprinkle of pepper and you're all done!!

Growing up my Mom made cucumber salad, but made it with vinegar sugar dressing, which I still love, but this is how my Mother-in-law does it, and if you love ranch, you will love it!

Well...of course it helps to like cucumbers, too.

But chances are you wouldn't be reading a recipe for cucumber salad if you didn't.

Sometimes when I blog a recipe like this I wonder if ya'll think I am nuts to blog something that is so easy.

Then I remind myself, I had never had it until I was the ripe 'ol age of 22, so maybe you haven't?

Sometimes, I just blog these recipes, knowing that someday my daughter (the oldest one who doesn't like to cook) may want this salad she loves, and she can go to the internet and figure out how to make it!

So the whole thing is pretty darn easy, but better to make them in the morning, or the night before so they can soak, after you read the recipe you'll know what I mean.

So without further adieu....

Cucumber Ranch Salad

3 large cucumbers, washed, sliced in half then sliced in pieces.

(I leave the skin on, but you can peel it off if you prefer)

1 small onion, I like the sweet onions, chopped

1 cup Ranch dressing (more or less to taste)

Salt and cold water

Pepper

Slice cucumbers and place in a bowl.

Cover with cold water and give a good sprinkling of salt.

Place in refrigerator for a couple of hours to soak. This will keep the cucumbers firm.

Add onions, and toss with ranch dressing. (You can use any ranch you want, I make it with fat free, and it makes this salad nice and light!)

Give it a sprinkle of pepper and you're all done!!