Creamy Cucumber Salad
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5
Creamy Cucumber Salad
Description
The salad features cucumbers cut into rounds or half-moons paired with thinly sliced red onions for a mild sharpness. The dressing balances creamy sour cream and Greek yogurt with fresh lemon juice and minced garlic, infusing a hint of brightness and savory depth. Chopped fresh dill and green onions add herbal freshness and subtle onion flavor.
These components are combined just before serving to keep the cucumbers crisp, then chilled to allow the flavors to meld and the dressing to slightly soften the vegetables. The result is a crisp, cool salad with a smooth, tangy dressing that complements the fresh vegetables.
This salad is best served chilled and can be safely left at room temperature for 2-3 hours before refrigeration. Garnishing with fresh herbs right before serving enhances both aroma and appearance, making it a fitting side for warm-weather meals or potlucks.
Ingredients
- 2 cucumber sliced into rounds, English
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup yogurt plain, Greek
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- 1 tablespoon dill chopped, fresh
- 1/4 cup green onions
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste, sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Garnish:
- green onion fresh
- dill fresh
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine sour cream, greek yogurt, lemon juice, minced garlic, and dill. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir and set aside.
- Slice cucumbers into thin rounds or half rounds if using larger cucumbers. Place in a large mixing bowl.
- Add thinly sliced onion. Just before serving stir the dressing into the salad and mix to coat the cucumbers.
- After adding the dressing, the salad can stay at room temperature for about 2-3 hours, after which it needs to be refrigerated.
- Garnish with chopped green onions and dill before serving. The salad is best served chilled, so refrigerate it for 30 minutes to an hour before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 95 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 95kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 325mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 374mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 315IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 9.2mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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