Creamy Cucumber Salad

Community Recipe

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

1 min

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Description

This simple Creamy Cucumber Salad is the quintessential side dish of summer. It's light, fresh, and so quick to prepare!

Instructions

To make the dressing, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, sugar, dill, and salt in a bowl. Set the dressing aside.

Peel the cucumbers, if desired. Slice the cucumbers and thinly slice the red onions.

Combine the cucumber, red onion, and dressing in a large bowl and stir to combine.

Let the salad sit for 5-10 minutes, give it another stir, then serve.

Duration: 10 minutes

Recipe Details

Category:Appetizer

Cuisine:American

Total Time:16 min

Rating:

5(1)

Ingredients

0.5 cups sour cream

You can sub plain Greek yogurt for the sour cream or even add a little mayonnaise to make it extra rich and creamy.

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp granulated sugar

Helps create flavor balance against the rich sour cream and acidic lemon juice. Some people prefer to leave it out.

0.5 tsp dried dill

You can use about 2 Tbsp chopped fresh dill instead.

0.5 tsp salt

1 piece large cucumber

You can use conventional or English cucumbers. Suggest scraping out seeds if using conventional. Peeling is optional.

0.25 piece red onion

Thinly sliced

Source

Author:Beth Moncel

Source Type:website

URL:https://www.budgetbytes.com/creamy-cucumber-salad/

Dietary Info

vegetariangluten-freeegg-freesoy-free