Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipe
This cucumber salad recipe is a simple & flavorful side dish. Cucumbers and onions are tossed in a delicious 6 ingredient homemade dressing for a light and refreshing salad perfect for barbecues and potlucks!
Servings: 6 servings
Cost: $4
Ingredients
- 1 pound cucumbers (2 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced thin)
- ½ cup red onion (sliced thin)
Dressing
- 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- ½ Tablespoon honey
- ½ Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed
- ¼ teaspoon dried dill
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients.
- Add the cucumbers and red onion to a medium-sized bowl.
- Pour dressing over the cucumbers/onion and stir until combined.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes, or up to 4 hours.
- Serve chilled.
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Notes
Ingredient Substitution Notes
- Cucumber. Use traditional or English cucumbers.
- Red onion. Yellow or white onions also are great choices.
- Mayonnaise. There really is no substitute for mayo in the dressing.
- Honey. granulated sugar can be used in place of honey.
- Red wine vinegar. white wine or apple cider vinegar are both good substitutes.
- Celery Seed. you can substitute celery salt, or a very finely diced rib of celery.
- Dill. fresh or freeze-dried dill are great choices.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.3mg