Our Cucumber Onion Salad recipe combines the crunch of fresh cucumbers with a light and tangy homemade vinaigrette and a hint of red onion. Our easy cucumber salad is the perfect side dish recipe on a warm summer evening.
Cucumber Salad Recipe
When cucumbers grow with such enthusiasm in summer gardens it's time to whip up a quick cucumber onion salad!
The crisp fresh flavor of the cucumbers are brightened by the sweet tangy-ness of the light vinaigrette. And when you combine cucumbers with red onions for a perfect flavor duo, this healthy cucumber salad instantly becomes a new summer favorite.
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Our cucumber side dish recipe will be a refreshing compliment to your next summertime meal and will look so pretty served in one of my favorite dishes! Dining al fresco just got more delicious!
This recipe makes 5 cups of cucumber salad but you can easily halve the ingredients and make a smaller side dish salad for your next weeknight dinner.
Also, cucumbers release their water content as they sit so this is best served as soon as you toss it!
Our cucumber salad recipe with it's light vinigrette can be on your table tonight in just minutes!
Here at Swirls we have lots of easy side dish salad recipes for you to check out too.
Have you checked out my easy side dish salad recipes? Making a Homemade Salad Dressing is so easy and takes just minutes. Made with simple real food ingredients, your salad dressing from scratch is not just better than store bought, it’s better for you and oh so delicious too!
Cucumber FAQs
How to select cucumbers?
Select cucumbers that are:
- firm in texture
- bright medium to dark green in color
- cucumbers with thin skins have fewer seeds than cucumber with thicker skins, who knew?
Store cucumbers in the refrigerator and they will stay fresh for several days.
Have you checked out my Ultimate Guide To Making Homemade Salad Dressings? Making a Homemade Salad Dressing is so easy and takes just minutes. Made with simple real food ingredients, your salad dressing from scratch is not just better than store bought, it’s better for you and oh so delicious too!
What are the benefits of cucumbers?
Cucumbers provide us with valuable benefits. These benefits include:
- anti-inflammatory properties
- contain antioxidants
- may reduce your risk of cancer
- high in nutrients
- low in calories
- may lower blood sugar
- promote hydration
How to make cucumber red onion salad
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Combine cucumbers, onion, oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper in serving dish and toss until evenly coated.
- Serve immediately.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Add fresh dill
- Peel the cucumber skins completely if you want to
- Stir in sliced radishes
- Make with sweet white onions
- Stir in a few spoonfuls of sour cream or Greek yogurt for a creamy cucumber salad
- Recipe is great for a larger group and can easily be halved for a smaller weeknight side dish
Ingredients for cucumber onion salad
Ingredients for cucumber onion salad- cucumbers -juicy flavorful summer vegetable
- red onion - adds a sweet zing
- red wine vinegar - adds a tangy flavor
- olive oil - base for the dressing
- sugar - adds the perfect balance to the vinegar
- kosher salt - makes the flavors pop
- black pepper - for a sight bit of heat
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You'll love serving Jalapeno Cucumber Margaritas at your next Happy Hour. Jalapeno Cucumber Margaritas are a twist on the classic margarita cocktail. Spicy jalapenos and refreshing cucumbers flavor a margarita mixture lending the perfect balance of heat and coolness to our easy margarita recipe.
Spring Roll Bowls have all the flavors and textures of a spring roll including avocado, carrot, cucumber and red cabbage, with half the fuss, all in a bowl!
Heirloom Tomato & Cucumber Summer Salad is an easy summer side dish bursting with tomatoes and cucumbers lightly coated in a tangy red wine vinaigrette. Heirloom Tomato & Cucumber Summer Salad will not only be a delicious addition on your table but is also brimming with gorgeous summer colors.
The clean taste of cucumber partnered with the burst of cool flavor from fresh mint in a Cucumber Mint Vodka Refresher will certainly cool you off on those hot summer days! Planning to enjoy your happy hour alcohol free this week? Our Cucumber Mint Vodka Refresher takes just as fabulous without the vodka too! Cheers!
Cucumber Onion Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb. cucumbers, peeled in stripes, thinly sliced, 6 cups
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 Tbs. sugar
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in serving dish and toss until evenly coated.
- Serve immediately. Cucumbers release their water content as they sit so this is best served as soon as you toss it!
Notes
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Add fresh dill
- Peel the cucumber skins in stripes for a pretty presentation
- Stir in sliced radishes
- Make with sweet white onions
- Stir in a few spoonfuls of sour cream or Greek yogurt for a creamy cucumber salad
- Recipe is great for a larger group and can easily be halved for a smaller weeknight side dish
Nutrition
This was a favorite of my grandmother, who made it with sour cream and also added sliced small tomatoes. Never used dill or radishes. We all loved it! Today I use halved grape tomatoes--not as liquid as those little tomatoes were.
Yes, adding sour cream is a classic way to prepare a cucumber salad. I love that this recipe brings back childhood memories for you Carol and so happy that you all enjoyed this recipe too!