Sweet-Spicy Cucumbers Over Tomatoes

• 2 cups thinly sliced pickling cucumber (about 2 cucumbers)
• 1 cup thinly sliced Vidalia or other sweet onion
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 whole dried red chiles
• 16 (1/4-inch-thick) slices tomato
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Arrange half of cucumber in a 9-inch pie plate. Top with half of onion. Repeat procedure with remaining cucumber and onion.
2. Combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients (vinegar through chiles) in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumber mixture. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 to 4 days.
3. Arrange tomato slices on a platter; sprinkle evenly with 1/8 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Remove cucumber mixture from marinade with a slotted spoon; arrange over tomato slices.

pickling cucumber, onion, cider vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, garlic, red chiles, tomato, salt, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-spicy-cucumbers-over-tomatoes (may not work)