Hungarian Cucumber Salad

Directions

1. Slice cucumber as thinly as possible into a bowl using a mandolin slicer. Add sliced red onion.
2. Add salt to cucumber-onion mixture and stir until evenly coated with salt. Let sit for 15 minutes to draw out the water from the cucumbers. The cucumbers will release about ½ cup liquid.
3. Take large handfuls of cucumber-onion mixture; squeeze out as much liquid as you can and place the balls of squeezed cucumber-onion in a bowl. Discard the liquid.
4. Combine water, vinegar, and sugar in a bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour sugar-vinegar mixture over squeezed cucumber-onion and mix thoroughly.
5. Add chopped garlic to cucumber-onion mixture and season with paprika powder and ground black pepper.