As you may know, I planted my first real vegetable garden this year. It’s not very big, but I’ve enjoyed watching the plants grow. As a part of that garden, I planted four cucumber plants, training them to climb up wrought iron fleur de lis trellises. Now some of my cucumbers are ready to pick. I haven’t had enough ready at once to make Dad’s famous refrigerator pickles yet–hopefully soon! We’ve eaten a few here and there, just slicing and eating them with a little salt or seasoned salt. Dennis suggested that I make an easy cucumber salad using sour cream and dill weed. This recipe is so simple and refreshing that I decided to share it with you.
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Making this easy cucumber salad
Ingredients for our easy cucumber salad
To make this easy salad, you’ll need two cucumbers, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 table spoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon dill weed, a few shakes of pepper, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 1 tablespoon vinegar. It doesn’t really matter what kind of vinegar you use. This time I used red wine vinegar, but I’ve also used regular white vinegar and apple cider vinegar. You can make it without the dill weed, but it change the flavor slightly.
Since there are only two of us at home these days, I cut the recipe in half and only used one cucumber.
Preparing the cucumbers
First, you will need to peel and slice the cucumbers. I use a mandoline slicer, but you can easily use a knife. Your slices should be 1/8 inch thick (3 mm)–a number two on my old Pampered Chef slicer. Once you’ve sliced your cucumbers, sprinkle the salt over them and stir. Set them aside for 20 minutes and then drain the liquid off.
The dressing
Combine the remaining ingredients. Add the dry ingredients and then mix in the vinegar and sour cream. Pour the dressing over the cucumbers and toss to coat. Cover your salad and chill it for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Easy Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 2 medium cucumbers peeled and sliced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp dill weed
- dash pepper
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
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Peel and slice cucumbers to approximately 1/8 inch thickness.
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Sprinkle salt over cucumbers, let set for 20 minutes and then drain.
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Mix remaining ingredients, pour over cucumbers, and toss
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Cover and chill before serving.
Final thoughts on this easy cucumber salad recipe
This recipe is simple, yet refreshing. It’s the perfect accompaniment to any summer dinner. We’re having it tonight with bacon lettuce tomato sandwiches and fresh corn on the cob. I hope you enjoy it!
Cucumber salads are the best! They’re healthy and easy to make. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Yum this looks so refreshing for the summer months, especially with the cucumber crops coming in.
This sounds like a perfect refreshing side dish for the hot summer months! I will be making this the next time we grill burgers outside. Seems like a perfect addition to that! I have been using dill a lot lately, when I make ranch or tartar sauce, because it adds a really nice pop of freshness. I would guess it does the same in this dish, and a definite required ingredient.
This looks so simple and my husband is dill obsessed. Anything that he can flavour with fresh dill from our herb garden has him excited. I’m definitely going to share this with him!
Awesome! A simple recipe that can easily be done with homegrown veg. Sounds delicious and refreshing.
Looks pretty nice! Simple to make and will definitely fill the black on the table if needed
Cucumber is my daughters all tume favourite, will try this variation for her ! Thanks
I love cucumber salad. So fresh and healthy. I am saving this for Sunday dinners. Thank you!
This looks yummy! Can’t wait to try it.
This really does sound so good! I guess I know what I’ll be doing with my cucumbers from my garden this weekend. Having a garden really has been wonderful, and I think it is great that you were able to prepare this simple recipe using cucumbers from your garden. Thanks so much for sharing.
This looks delicious! I, too, will be growing a garden this year. In Florida, we start now in August. We will, hopefully, have lots of cucumbers! It’s one of our favorite veggies.
This is such an easy and healthy recipe! We eat cucumber and salad almost on a daily basis, will try this one! Looks like your garden is already giving you healthy home made products!!
That’s one of my favorite salads! It’s actually a very popular side dish in Poland! It is used as a side dish with a lot of meals—especially with mashed potatoes and chicken cutlets!
A cucumber salad sounds refreshing and simple. I like it! Also, the fact that these cuces came from your garden is even better!
This sounds really good! I love how simple it is, and it’s so cooling now that the weather is getting hot. My cucumbers will be coming in soon, and I’ll be using them to make this.