Cucumber and Dill Salad

from A Vegetarian Christmas by Rose Elliot; p. 76

Ingredients:

• 1 large cucumber
• 1 small onion (optional)
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• about 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp white mustard seeds
• 1 T chopped fresh dill
• 1 tsp dried dill weed
• 2 T wine vinegar

Instructions:

1. Peel and thinly slice the cucumber and the onion.  Put the slices into a shallow dish and sprinkle with a little salt, pepper and sugar. Mixin the mustard seeds, dill and vinegar, cover and leave until you need it.
2. The salad will make quite a lot of juice.  Optionally, drain it off before serving.  Its nice mopped up with bread.