When summer is finally in full swing and cucumbers are growing in the garden and available at the farmers market, this cucumber salad is a great simple “salad”. And if you grow dill with your cucumbers to help control garden pests, you’ll have two of the ingredients right in your backyard!
Simple and Refreshing Cucumber and Onion Salad
With only a few ingredients, I can have the salad made in about 10 minutes. Chop up some cucumber and onion, drizzle on a simple vinaigrette with dill and garlic powder, and I’m done. It really is better if it marinates for about half an hour though. So I usually make it first and stick it in the fridge while I make the rest of the meal.
Some cucumber salad recipes suggest scooping out the cucumber seeds, but personally, the seeds are my favorite part so I leave them. If they bother you, remove them first.
I’ve also seen similar recipes with tomatoes added, though I couldn’t have them on my autoimmune protocol, so I never added them. But if you’re a tomato lover, feel free to add some cherry tomatoes. This interesting looking recipe uses avocado!
Interested in Growing some Cukes?
I’ve gotten into gardening gradually over the years. I occasionally do research when I want to try something new, but some of what I’ve learned is through trial and error. I’ve written several posts about gardening, so please peruse and put the results of all my sweat and work to good use! Here are some suggestions to get you started:
- This post is about vertical gardening, which is designed to make good use of limited space. It’s perfect for cucumbers, since they’re climbers anyway!
- This post is about companion planting — planting certain types of plants together to control garden pests and promote plant health
- This post is a recipe for a hand salve that can soothe dry, cracked, gardeners’ hands
Happy gardening!
More Ways to Enjoy Cucumbers
With only a few ingredients, this cucumber and onion salad makes a great side dish to bring to an event. I also like it topped with some leftover grilled chicken for a fast lunch.
Aside from this salad recipe though, I’ve used cucumbers in a lot of different ways: smoothies, infused waters, dips, sauces, and as noodles! There’s a list about midway through this post for peach cucumber salad. If you love cucumbers or just grew too many, check it out!
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this light refreshing salad:
Cucumber Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cucumbers
- ½ red onion
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 TBSP honey (or a few drops of stevia)
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 TBSP fresh dill (chopped)
Instructions
- Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise and then slice.
- Thinly slice the onion.
- Place the cucumber and onion in a medium sized bowl.
- In a glass 2 cup measure make the dressing by whisking together the vinegar, olive oil, honey, salt, pepper, garlic, and dill.
- Pour the dressing over the cucumbers and onions and stir until well coated.
- Store in the refrigerator for at least two hours to let flavors marry.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
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Greek salad is my favorite salad. There are several variations.
This salad is one of my favorites. Another amazing favorite of mine is a mixture of English cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, sliced red onions and diced avocados with an olive oil, chopped cilantro, fresh squeezed lemon, salt and pepper dressing. It is also amazing with imitation crab meat. Thank you for this recipe.
This is absolutely my favorite salad and I like to add avacado as well. Your dressing sounds better than mine so I will try it when the cukes come to the Farmers’ Market this summer.
You know, I absolutely LOVE onions. However, there are multiple sources that claim it as a neurotoxin. Ancient cultures (Taoists and Hindus) have also deemed them unfit for human consumption. I would love to hear what you have to say about them, as well as any member in the Allium family (leeks, garlic, scallions, chives).
I make this but add a pint of cherry tomatoes (halved) and a can or jar of olives and lots of fresh dill or basil- whichever I have. Love your blog! Feel way healthier since using many of your recipes
On this Israeli side they serve a version of this with every meal including breakfast. soooo delicious.
your cucumber salad looks yummy. our version is similar only we add tomatoes and and toss it in mayo, we soak the onions in acv for 10-15 min to take some edge off before adding them to the salad, this is a fav in our home!!!
This is awesome, my cukes done really well last year and we ate this alot! I can’t wait to be able to make again. Thanks
Let me start by saying I enjoy trying different recipes but I don’t consider myself an extravagant cook like my parents and grandparents and fiance. This is have been blessed with a family that enjoys cooking and I don’t have to unless I want to try a recipe. Next, my mom and I are the only natural eater in the family. Everyone else normally frowns upon our dishes because they are healthy. They won’t even try it. They just want traditional food. Well I made this salad with ingredients from my garden along with raw honey and braggs apple cider vinegar. My dad, who is the biggest critic of all, loved this salad. He went back for 3rds. He even took some to work and ate the last bit last night after work. I couldn’t believe it. Everyone kept saying it was delicious and they loved the dresssing. I finally told them it was healthy and natural. You should have seen the look on their faces!
Like! I actually improv-ed a salad a lot like this the other night because we got gorgeous fresh cukes in our farm box. I didn’t think to add red onion or garlic powder (inspired suggestions, I’ll try those next time!) but it was simple and easy and delicious. And dried dill worked just fine, though fresh would have been amazing.