5 from 87 votes
Easy Cucumber Salad
This salad features thinly sliced English cucumbers combined with red and green onions, fresh dill, and a light champagne vinegar and honey dressing. The cucumbers are salted and drained to remove excess moisture before being mixed with aromatic herbs and a tangy-sweet dressing. The salad is crisp, refreshing, and mildly sweet with a bright herbal note, suitable as a side dish or light appetizer.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
37 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 English cucumber thinly sliced, large
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- ½ red onion thinly sliced
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons dill chopped, fresh
- 1½ tablespoon champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- black pepper to taste, freshly ground
Instructions
- Toss cucumbers with salt. Add the sliced cucumber to a colander and toss with the salt.
- Wash and drain the cucumbers. Set the colander in your sink or on top of a plate, as the salt will pull liquid from the cucumbers. Let this sit for 20 minutes, then rinse the cucumber with cold water.
- Add the salad ingredients to a bowl. Add the drained cucumber to a salad bowl along with the red onion, green onion and fresh dill.
- Make the dressing. Stir the vinegar and honey together in a separate small bowl, then pour on top of the salad.
- Garnish with black pepper and additional fresh dill leaves.
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Notes
- Salting and draining the cucumbers before combining helps prevent a watery salad and keeps the texture crisp.
- Thin slicing with a mandoline speeds prep and ensures even pieces.
- Use fresh dill for more vibrant flavor, and consider adding extra dill leaves as garnish.
- Glass mixing bowls can help with easy mixing and are preferred in many of my recipe preparations.
Nutrition Information
Calories
37kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.3g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.03g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Sodium
296mg
(12%)
Potassium
247mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
191IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 37
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 37kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.3g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 296mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 247mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 191IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.