Quick and Easy Cucumber Salad Recipe
Quick cucumber salad recipe you would make over and over again! This simple and easy cucumber salad is light, refreshing and healthy. It is a perfect side dish the whole family would love. This easy salad recipe uses a handful of ingredients, it is so simple a child could make it.
Equipment
- colander
- Mandoline slicer or
- Kitchen knife
Ingredients
- 2 large seedless English cucumber
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar:
- 2 teaspoon dried dill:
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar:
- 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt or as needed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small red onion sliced
- 4 tablespoons water
Instructions
- wash the cucumber and slice off the two ends. Using a mandolin slicer or kitchen knife, cut the cucumber thinly but not wafer-thin. Transfer it to a shallow bowl and sprinkle some salt it, then toss to combine. Set aside to make the dressing and slice the onion.
- To a small bowl, add vinegar, sugar, water, dill and olive oil and mix to combine to dissolve the sugar.
- Add the sliced cucumber to a colander to drain the sweated water, then return it to the bowl and add the sliced onions
- Pour the dressing over the cucumber and onions and toss to combine. Taste and adjust the salt to suit your taste. Cover the salad with a cling film and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes before serving. This salad can be eaten immediately too if time is of the essence.
Notes
Other variations to this recipe
- Add chopped tomatoes to this recipe to make tomato cucumber salad.
- For creamy cucumber salad, add about 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, Greek yogurt or sour cream to this recipe.
- For Asian cucumber salad, use sesame oil instead of olive oil, add some fresh chilli or red pepper flakes to make it spicy. Finish it off with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
- Make this salad tangy by adding lemon juice and a teeny tiny bit of lemon zest
- Add some chopped green onions or chives for finesse. Chopped parsley can also be added to cucumber salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 588mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 187IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
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