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Nutrients per serving

  • Calories  48
  • Protein  1 g
  • Carbohydrates  11 g
  • Fat  0 g
  • Cholesterol  0 mg
  • Sodium  90 mg
  • Potassium  108 mg
  • Phosphorus  16 mg
  • Calcium  12 mg
  • Fiber  0.8 g

Salads & salad dressings

Sweet and Sour Cucumbers

Diet types:

  • CKD non-dialysis
  • Dialysis
  • Diabetes


Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Sandy from Colorado.

Portions: 6     Serving size: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

  • 3 cucumbers, cleaned, skin removed, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium white onion, sliced in rings
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

  1. Slice cucumbers and onions about 1/8” thick. Place in a large bowl.
  2. Combine sugar and vinegar. Mix until sugar is dissolved completely. Add additional sugar or vinegar to desired taste.
  3. Pour over cucumbers and onion. Add salt and pepper.
  4. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
  5. Serve in small salad bowls as a salad or snack.

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

  • 1 vegetable, low potassium
  • 1/2 high calorie

Carbohydrate choices

1

Helpful hints

  • The longer cucumbers and onions marinate, the softer they become and more flavors are absorbed also.
  • Sweet and Sour Cucumbers can be stored in a canning jar. Great for gifts.
 

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