Best Cucumber Salad Recipe
This is the best cucumber salad- an unforgotten summer recipe that can be made over and over again. Delicious and simple.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 36kcal
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 3-4 medium cucumbers or 1 English cucumber sliced thin
- 2-3 green onions or 1 small red or white onion sliced
- 1 pinch of salt for cucumbers
- 1 small bunch of dill chopped or a handful
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
For the vinaigrette:
- 2-3 tablespoons white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil like sunflower oil, olive oil
Instructions
- Slice cucumbers very thin and place the slices with a pinch of salt on a colander to remove some of the water. Let them sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Squeeze the cucumbers to remove the water before placing them in a salad bowl.
- Meanwhile, slice the onions and the dill.
- Place the cucumbers in a salad bowl and add onion and dill.
Make the vinaigrette:
- Mix vinegar, water, oil, salt and sugar together and bathe the vegetables with it. Toss the cucumbers in the vinaigrette and let the salad marinate for about 25-30 minutes before serving.
- Ooptional sprinkle sweet paprika over the salad and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 595mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 202IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg
