Fresh Summer Cucumber Salad Recipe
Summer has finally arrived and a bit late up here in the Northwest. We left for a short vacate 2-weeks ago to visit family in Kansas & Ohio. When we left the weather was in the mid 70’s with little humidity. After stepping off the plane the wave of heat and humidity was like a steamy embrace. We are now back from our travels - and it's good to be home! While it has heated up drastically since we left I'll take dry heat over humidity anyday!
I L-O-V-E the abundance of summers fresh produce...leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash...these ingredients just scream light dishes like sandwiches & salads. We are pretty busy these days working on downsizing the house and remodeling the airstream so simple and easy summer dishes like salads & sandwiches fill the lunch menu.
Yesterday we bought some English cucumbers for sandwiches then I thought they would make an awesome cucumber salad. Here is my recipe:
English Cucumber & Dill Salad
Easy dill spiced salad with English Cucumbers & red onions.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 25 Min
Total Time: 25 Min
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 large English cucumbers deseeded & sliced
- 1 TBSP salt
- 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp sweetener
- 1 teaspoon dried dill or 1 tablespoons fresh
Directions
- Slice the cucumber lengthwise, remove the seeds, and cut into chunks.
- Thinly slice the onion.
- In a colander, toss the cucumber and onion with salt and let it sit and drain for 15-20 minutes in the sink. Press out the liquid of the vegetables and rinse well with cold water.
- In a medium bowl combine the vinegar and sweetener then stir well.
- Add the cucumber mixture and toss to coat.
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Stir in the dill. Enjoy!
NOTES
This mixture is excellent as is or serve over a bed of fresh greens and top with cherry tomatoes and black olives for more of a dinner salad.
Yesterday's lunch: Cucumber salad over salad greens,
cherry tomatoes, black olives & kidney beans.
Enjoy the summer sun and this tasty salad! What is your favorite summer dish?
Nick Peterson
Nick is passionate about feeding his family healthy veggie food and helping others do the same. When not playing with food Nick can be found in the garden, on his mountain bike or adventuring with his family in their home, a 1966 Airstream travel trailer.
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Comments
This looks good! Do you think
This looks good! Do you think it would work with traditional cucumbers?
We don't have English
We don't have English cucumbers in my neck of the woods but I think this would work fine with regular cukes. All the ingredients in the recipe compliment the flavor of the cucumbers.
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