Chopped Cucumber Dill Salad
Chopped Cucumber Dill Salad combines crisp cucumbers, thawed peas, red cabbage, and tangy pickled red onions tossed with crumbled feta and fresh dill. Zoe's Copycat Dressing and fresh lemon juice add a bright, herbaceous finish. This salad balances fresh vegetables with creamy cheese and briny pickled onions for a layered, refreshing side dish or light meal.
Ingredients
- For the pickled red onions:
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ cup onion red, chopped
- FOR THE SALAD:
- 2 cups cucumber chopped
- 1 ½ cups pea thawed, tiny frozen
- 1 ½ cups red cabbage chopped
- ½ cup feta cheese more for garnish, if desired, crumbled
- ½ cup dill more for garnish, if desired, roughly chopped fresh
- 3-4 tablespoons Zoe's Copycat Dressing
- lemon juice fresh
Instructions
- For the pickled red onions, combine vinegar, water, salt and sugar in a medium size bowl. Add onions and more water, if needed to cover. Set aside.
- For the salad, drain the pickled red onions. Combine red onions, cucumbers, peas, red cabbage, Feta cheese and dill in a serving bowl. Add 3 tablespoons Zoe’s Dressing and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. Stir gently to combine. Taste and season with salt, pepper, more Zoe's and/or more lemon juice, if needed.
- Garnish with a little more Feta and chopped fresh dill, if desired.
Notes
- Pickled red onions can be prepared ahead by soaking in vinegar solution and stored refrigerated.
- Nutritional values provided exclude Zoe's Copycat Dressing; refer to the dressing recipe for details.
- Adjust seasoning after mixing by adding more lemon juice, salt, pepper, or dressing as preferred.
- Garnish the salad with extra crumbled feta and dill for enhanced flavor and presentation.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 65
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 65kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 361mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 145mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 580IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 7.1mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 114mg | 11% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.