Who doesn’t love a fresh and easy salad for a hot summer day? This simple Cucumber Dill salad can be made in little time and ready when you are, to take and head to that summer BBQ!
You could eliminate the onion if your not a fan, but red onion does not have such a bite as raw regular onion and adds some pretty color and more crunch to this salad. Fresh dill chopped on top is optional or try adding basil if your not a fan of dill. You could also just toss this with the vinegar alone and call it a day and eliminate the stevia if you would rather not have a sweetness to the salad.
Many cucumbers are bitter and make salads a bit soggy. Using the English cucumber will keep the salad crispier as well as removing the seeds which has most of the bitterness and water in them. I left the skin on the English cucumbers because it’s not waxy like regular cucumbers. I would personally peel the skin since if you are using regular cucumbers.
The reason for the heavy amount of salt is to pull the bitterness out of the cucumber. Of course you can taste them and if they are fine skip the draining step and toss everything together. In the nutrition info below I’ve only calculated 1 teaspoon of salt here since most of it gets washed off and rinsed anyway.
Enjoy!
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Cucumber Dill Salad with No Sugar Added Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 English cucumber
- 1 cup sliced red onion
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered or 1/4 teaspoon liquid stevia
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
- juice of half a lemon
Instructions
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Slice the cucumbers lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon or melon ball scooper.
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Slice thin.
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Should be about 5 cups of cucumbers.
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Place onion and cucumbers in a bowl and toss with salt.
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Place into a colander and allow to drain for 20 minutes.
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Press out liquid, rinse well with cold water.
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In a serving bowl whisk white wine vinegar and stevia together.
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Add cucumbers and onion and toss to combine well.
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Top with fresh dill and lemon.
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Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Recipe Notes
Weight Watchers Pointsplus: 0*
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Looks so tasty Brenda. I am so excited to try this one on my day off this week! Yum!
Thanks Rachel!
Making this tonight! YUM!
i just tossed this together for a lunch tomorrow
I used 3 english cucumbers and slightly more red onion
i did not use salt
and
i used only five drops of stevia liquid
fresh dill of course
this tastes amazing!!!
unbelievably delicious
can’t wait for lunch tomorrow
diane
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
It’s you’re not your Brenda
This looks like a simple yet yummy recipe. Question: why does it show 1 g as a serving?
It was an issue with my recipe plug in, all fixed now.
I wanted something different tonight and remembered saving this recipe. Quick, easy, and absolutely delicious. Thanks so much for posting it.