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easy homemade Cucumber Salad

Simple Cucumber Salad

Fast and easy to make, this simple cucumber salad is a quick recipe that is so filling - it makes a great side salad or a whole meal!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings
Calories 592 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 knife
  • 1 cutting board

Ingredients
  

For the ranch dressing:

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¾ cup buttermilk or regular milk
  • ¼ cup sour cream greek yogurt works great as well
  • 2 teaspoon dry chives
  • ½ teaspoon dry dill
  • ½ teaspoon dry parsley
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder or 1 fresh minced garlic clove
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder optional

For the salad:

  • 3 tablespoon bacon chips
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 small tomatoes
  • Pinch salt optional, if needed

Instructions
 

First prepare the dressing.

  • Add all the ingredients for the dressing in a big bowl and mix everything together.
    ½ cup mayonnaise, ¾ cup buttermilk or regular milk, ¼ cup sour cream, 2 teaspoon dry chives, ½ teaspoon dry dill, ½ teaspoon dry parsley, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, Pinch salt
  • When everything is well blended, place the dressing in the fridge and leave it to stay for at least 2 hours before you use it.

Make the salad.

  • Cut the bacon into small cubes and fry it for a few minutes on a non-stick pan until you get chips.
    3 tablespoon bacon chips
  • Cut the tomatoes into small cubes and the cucumber into circles.
    1 cucumber, 2 small tomatoes
  • Place all the ingredients for the salad in a big bowl and add a few tablespoons of the dressing.
  • Mix everything and the salad is ready.

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Notes

You can store the rest of the dressing in the fridge and use it in the next few days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 592kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 10gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 26gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 646mgPotassium: 741mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4374IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 213mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Cucumber Dressing, cucumber salad, cucumber salad boats
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