The name of this cucumber salad really could be Bubby’s Cucumber Salad. I learned to make it from my father’s mother, an immigrant to this country, and an amazing woman. She helped my Dad’s father run their butcher shop and was quite the business woman from what I can gather.
She also was an amazing cook. Her Matzo Ball Soup was incredible, as were so many of her other dishes.
We make Bubby’s Cucumber Salad in my home all the time, and when I say we, I am being literal, the boys can whip this salad up in a jiffy, it’s so easy. We like it best in the summertime, when its impact is extra refreshing. Go ahead, try some for yourself!
Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers peeled
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
Instructions
- Cut the cucumber into ¼ inch slices
- Place in a medium bowl
- Cover with vinegar and sprinkle with salt
- Serve
Equipment
I’m really looking forward to my upcoming webinar with the editor of Allergic Living Magazine, Shelley Case, which will be on July 8th at 11am. More details to come. Hope you can tune in.
Finally, I’ve been thinking lately about discussing the reasons I went gluten free and why that eating plan has helped me in my healing process. I also may share some other strategies that I have used to rebuild my health. Is there anything that would be of particular interest to you? If so, leave a comment and I just might do a health related post in response to your question.
Betty says
Hi Elana,
I have celiac and adrenal fatigue (most of my life) and have been gluten free for 3 years. I’ve followed your blog for almost that long. I’d love to know about your healing journey. How did you figure out that certain foods did not help you? Do you ever stray from that? What supplements are helping you? What other lifestyle changes are keeping you feeling good?
I found SCD and GAPS as soon as I went gluten free thankfully and though it has been helpful, I think I need to learn to listen to my body better and let that be my guide. You seem so intuitive about the foods that help you feel better. I’d like to be more like that. Please keep blogging! Love your cookbook too!
Merryll says
Elana –
Your site is amazing and I am so glad that I stumbled on it about 6 months ago when I figured out I was gluten intolerant. I would also like to hear about your journey and experiences that have had as it relates to gluten intolerance. More speciifically about the absence of grains. I am one of those people who has dieted all my life, mostly healthy way of eating diets, but made a mess of my metabolism and recently, through trial and error on my own (finally with a blood test to confirm), am gluten intolerant. I am at the age where losing weight is impossible despite strength training with a trainer 3 days a week, and cardio the other 3. Your story would be greatly appreciated.
Jen says
I love this cucumber salad—and appreciate how sometimes the best recipes are the simplest ones.
I just found out that my naturopath recommends 100% compliance to gluten/sugar/dairy free. I’ve already been a fan of this blog and of the Almond Flour cookbook, but now that my condition has really been explained, I need to be eating much more protein and very low sugar, so all the things I’ve learned from this blog and way of eating is going to be a much easier transition! I would love to hear your journey as well—and, do you think a grain-free diet is good for everyone? For me, I can eat grains and lentils, as long as they are gluten free and I am sure to eat them with protein. I am curious about what works for you.
Thanks for sharing your life and journey with us!
shannon abdollmohammadi says
My grandma used to make something very similar to this, but she put in onions. I make it sometimes too and it is so delicious and fresh.
Vanessa says
My grandma used to make the exact same cucumber salad :)
Kimberly says
I would love to hear about your journey and what has helped you the most. I think it is helpful to others to hear stories like that. It can give a lot of encouragement to people :)
Nancy Hildebrandt says
I too would love to hear your story, because everyone seems to take a slightly different journey to get to the gluten-free place. I saw five different doctors before I finally found a clinic that specializes in gluten intolerance (http://www.healthnowmedical.com/). Even telling the other specialists that I had an aunt and a cousin with celiac disease did not give them a clue. Beyond gluten, I’m still experimenting with a diet that I like and that likes me, so I’d like to hear more about how you made the choices you did. Your simple recipes and cookbook have inspired me to cook more, and you are an elegant writer, so it would be a good read.
Michele says
I’d very much like to know more about your story about going gluten free. Maybe more questions will emerge in response to what you share.
Amy says
I’m very interested in hearing your story Elana. I have three young boys and I really enjoy hearing about yours! Our health journey began with my oldest who is 6. In trying to figure out his food intolerances, I discovered my own. While it has been challenging, we are all so much better off, though still not where we want to be, despite eating a gluten, dairy, soy, yeast free and low glycemic diet! Your blog and your recipes have been a God send to my family! I will look forward to your post. Thank you!!
peggy g. says
Hi Elana,
First, let me say I look forward to your posts and have shared your recipes with many friends. I, too, am interested in the story of your health journey. I went gluten free last Fall as a last resort. My bone density tests continue to spiral downward. Fosamax did NOT build bone. I had read that people with Celiac have malabsorption issues and while I knew I did not have Celiac, I had some symptoms of gluten sensitivity so I began my own journey hoping I could stop the spiral. If there is anyone out there with similiar issues I would love to connect. Elana, I look forward to your story. Thanks Peggy
Monique says
hi peggy
you may want to look at the GAPS diet – Gut and Physiology Syndrome.
http://vimeo.com/10507542
best wishes
monique
Mary says
The gluten-free diet along with doubling my Vitamin D got my bones back in good shape. Vitamin D, along with calcium, is a very important link in bone density.