Cucumber and red onion salad

This cucumber dill salad is so refreshing and full of flavor from just a few ingredients. It is really fast and easy to make, just like this Chickpea, cucumber and feta salad.

I love to serve this salad alongside some roasted potatoes like these Roasted Greek Potatoes with Lemon Tzatziki.

Ingredients

To make this cucumber salad with sliced onion, all that’s needed are just a few ingredients. Take a look at the ingredient list below.

For the full recipe with the quantities, see the recipe card below.

• English cucumber (also know as seedless cucumber), thinly sliced. They don’t need to be peeled or deseed, everything can be eaten.
• Red onion, thinly sliced. Other types of onion like sweet onion, spring onion, pickled red onion, spring onion or sliced shallot also tastes great in this onion cucumber salad.
• Fresh dill – gives this salad so much flavor and really complements all the other ingredients.

Dressing

• Olive oil, a good quality, extra virgin olive oil tastes great in this dressing.
• Lemon juice, freshly squeezed always tastes better. 
• Garlic, gives this dressing a punch of flavour.
• Honey, to balance out the acid from the lemon juice. For a vegan option, use maple syrup.
• Dijon mustard, just a little adds a lot of flavor. 
• Sea salt and Black pepper
• Red chili flakes optional but a little hint of heat really balances the flavours. If you don’t like chilli, just leave it out completely. Or it can be replaced with some sweet paprika powder.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Making this healthy cucumber dill red onion salad is fast and easy. Just follow the step by step photos below. 

For the full instructions see the recipe card at the bottom.

Season the salad with more salt and pepper to taste.

Hint: Give the cucumber salad a good stir before serving since the dressing will gather et the bottom of the bowl.

Substitutions and Variations

• Cucumbers – Using English cucumbers will give the best tasting cucumber salad. , They don’t have to be peeled, are crispy and with fewer seeds. Persian cucumbers also tastes great, they are normally a lot smaller then English cucumbers, so go by weight. Regular cucumbers can also be used, I would recommend peeling them before adding to this salad.
• Spicy – To add a little spice to this easy cucumber salad, add a little extra red chill flakes or even sliced fresh chili. If you like it mild, just omit the chilli flakes all together. 
• Vegan – for a vegan cucumber salad, use maple syrup instead of honey in the dressing.
• Herbs – instead of chopped fresh dill, frozen dill can also be used. Other herbs like parsley, basil or cilantro also works well. 
• Veggies – Add more veggies to this cucumber salad, some great options are chopped tomato, bell pepper or some sliced avocado. Adding some olives is also a great idea! Also see this Mediterranean tomato and cucumber salad.
• Cheese – For some extra flavor, add some crumbled or feta cheese or goat cheese, shaved parmesan cheese or fried cubes of hallomie cheese.
• Onion – The red onion adds a lot of flavor to this salad. It can also be replaced with some pickled red onion, spring onion or sliced shallot. If you don’t like onions, just leave them out.

Another great salad to try is this Cucumber Salad with apple cider vinegar.

Serve this fresh side salad with a slice of homemade bread like this No knead olive bread or this No Knead Whole Wheat Bread.

Storage

This salad with cucumber and onion can be prepared ahead of time for meal prep. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge. It keeps fresh for about 4 days. Keep a big batch in the fridge and serve throughout the week as a side dish or light meal. The cucumbers will release liquids the longer they sit. Stir well before serving and if needed, drain a little of the liquids before eating.

This salad does not freeze well so I don’t recommend that.

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