Easy Creamy Cucumber Salad
- PREP 30min
- TOTAL 30min
My creamy cucumber salad recipe features cucumbers tossed in a creamy, tzatziki-inspired yogurt dressing. Salting your cucumbers for 30 minutes before assembling the salad draws out excess moisture, intensifying their flavor. I highly recommend it!
You Will Need
1 ¼ pounds cucumber, sliced (2 medium)
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed
3 tablespoons thick plain Greek yogurt, we use full-fat
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Juice from 1 lemon wedge
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic (1 small clove)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill
Fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup sliced red onion (1 small onion)
Handful fresh dill and or mint leaves, for serving, optional
Directions
Add the sliced cucumbers to a colander and toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set them aside for 30 minutes in the sink or place them over a bowl to drain.
Meanwhile, make the cucumber salad dressing. In a large bowl, stir the yogurt, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, and chopped dill. Season with a pinch of salt and a generous amount of black pepper.
Stir the onions into the yogurt dressing, then set aside until the cucumbers are ready.
After 30 minutes of salting the cucumbers, rinse them with cold water. Shake off excess water then add to the dressing.
Toss the cucumbers until coated in the dressing. Taste, then season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
Serve with more fresh herbs scattered on top. Serve or keep refrigerated for up to 2 days.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Mint is excellent in this salad. We especially love adding torn or whole mint leaves to the salad before serving.
- The combination of red wine vinegar and fresh lemon makes the salad more interesting, but you can use one or the other if that is all you have.
- As the salad sits, the cucumbers release some water, which may slightly thin the dressing. This is perfectly fine, as the cucumber water adds another layer of flavor. If the dressing becomes too thin, stir in another spoonful of yogurt before serving.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We have used the USDA database to calculate approximate values.