Cucumber Salad

Cucumber salad. Everyone needs a go-to recipe for a simple side salad, and this fresh cucumber salad is absolutely the answer. Crunchy cucumber slices and sharp red onion tossed in a creamy dill-yogurt dressing for a side that’s impossible not to keep in your back pocket. 

RECIPE NOTES

• add fresh dill and parsley instead of dried dill
• this salad pairs well with meat, chicken, fish or baked potatoes
• it works well with whatever’s on the grill 
• you can swap the Greek yogurt for sour cream
• or add feta for a decadent result

Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.

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Recipe Video

 

Yield: serves 4

Cucumber Salad

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp full-fat Greek yogurt
• 1/2 tsp each: dried dill, salt, black pepper

Instructions

1. Cut the cucumber in half lengthways, then cut into thin slices.
   Half the red onion, then cut into thin slices.
2. Add cucumber, red onion, lemon juice, mayonnaise and Greek yogurt to a bowl. Season with salt, black pepper and dill. Toss well to combine.
3. Taste and adjust salt and pepper, if needed. Serve immediately.

Notes

Calories Per Serving: 73 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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