Refreshing Cucumber Salad Recipe + Video

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This cucumber salad recipe is an easy and refreshing side dish for cookouts, potlucks, or dinner! It's a simple, yet flavorful salad that has sliced cucumber, fresh dill weed, green onions and an easy homemade vinegar dressing.

Serve this salad with air fryer BBQ chicken, crispy chicken drumsticks, or air fryer thin chicken breast.

Cucumber salad topped with sliced green onions and chopped dill weed.

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Why You Will Love This Recipe:

This recipe is simple and only requires a few ingredients that you most likely have on hand.
If you grow your own garden, then this is a great way to use up those garden cucumbers, scallions, and dill.
It’s kid friendly. I use green onions in the recipe, which have a much milder taste than red or white onions.
Makes the perfect easy side dish for summer, potlucks, or any get-together!

Cucumber salad topped with sliced green onions and chopped dill weed in a clear glass bowl next to a wooden spoon and decorative striped towel.

Q&A:

Why is my cucumber salad watery?

Cucumbers are made up of over 90 percent water, so they will release some water. Use a large slotted spoon when serving this dish to drain the excess liquid.

Which cucumber is good for salad?

I recommend using english cucumbers, garden cucumbers, or green house cucumbers for this salad.

What To Serve With Cucumber Salad?

This salad goes great served with my air fryer BBQ chicken drumsticks, air fryer sirloin steak, or air fryer chicken wings. This is also a great side dish that you can whip up for any quick and easy weeknight meal.

Up close cucumber salad with green onion slices, chopped dill weed, and course ground black pepper.

Equipment Needed:

Ingredients - Here’s an overview of ingredients you’ll need. Full Recipe Located In Recipe Card Below:

Cucumber salad recipe ingredients in various dishes on a white marble surface: cucumbers, dill weed, apple cider vinegar, green onions, honey, salt, and ground black pepper

Cucumbers - Green house, English, or garden cucumbers work best.
Apple Cider Vinegar - White wine vinegar can be used instead, if that's what you have on hand.
Dill Weed - Dried dill weed can be used if you don't have fresh dill weed.
Green Onions or Scallions - Fresh chives can be used as a substitute.
Honey - Use 100 percent pure honey.
Salt and Pepper - Season to taste.

Instructions:

1. Slice the cucumbers into thin rounds. Slice the green onions and chop the dill weed.

Sliced cucumbers, sliced green onions, and chopped dill weed on a wood cutting board.

2. To a large bowl, add the apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, green onions, and dill. Stir until well blended.

Apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, ground black pepper, sliced green onions, and chopped dill weed in a clear glass mixing bowl stirred until well blended.

3. Add the cucumbers to the bowl and toss until well coated.

Sliced cucumbers added to the dressing in a clear glass mixing bowl and stirred until the cucumbers are well coated.

4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.

Cucumber salad in a clear glass mixing bowl covered with plastic wrap.

5. After 20 minutes, remove the cucumber salad from the refrigerator and top with additional chopped dill weed and green onions to taste and serve. Serve with a large slotted spoon to drain any excess liquid. Enjoy!

Cucumber salad in a clear glass mixing bowl topped with additional sliced green onions and chopped dill weed.

Recipe Variations And Substitutions:

Dried dill weed can be used if you don’t have fresh dill weed.
Fresh chives or scallions can be used if you don’t have green onions.
White wine vinegar also works in this recipe if you don’t have apple cider vinegar.

Storage And Reheating Instructions:

This salad is best when served on the same day that you make it, but you can make it up to 24 hours in advance. I wouldn't make it more than 24 hours in advance as the cucumbers will become soggy.

Pro Tips:

I recommend using english cucumbers, green house cucumbers, or garden cucumbers.

Cucumber salad topped with green onion slices and chopped dill weed in a clear glass bowl with a decorative white and black striped towel and wooden spoon in the background.

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Cucumber salad topped with sliced green onions and chopped dill weed in front of a wooden spoon.

Refreshing Cucumber Salad

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 23 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

▢ 2 large cucumbers washed, dried, and sliced into ¼ inch thick pieces
▢ ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
▢ 2 tablespoons fresh dill weed chopped (additional for garnish)
▢ 3 green onions sliced (additional for garnish)
▢ 1 ½ tablespoons honey
▢ 1 teaspoon salt
▢ ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Slice the cucumbers into thin rounds. Slice the green onions and chop the dill weed.
To a large bowl, add the apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, green onions, and dill. Stir until well blended.
Add the cucumbers to the bowl and toss until well coated.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, remove the cucumber salad from the refrigerator and top with additional chopped dill weed and green onions to taste and serve. Serve with a large slotted spoon to drain any excess liquid. Enjoy!

Notes

Storage And Reheating Instructions:

This salad is best when served on the same day that you make it, but you can make it up to 24 hours in advance. I wouldn't make it more than 24 hours in advance as the cucumbers will become soggy.

Pro Tips:

I recommend using english cucumbers, green house cucumbers, or garden cucumbers.

Nutrition

Calories: 23kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 0.5gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 293mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.3mg

Nutritional information is approximate. For accurate nutritional information you should refer to the nutritional labels on the packages of the specific ingredients that you used.

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