Category: Garden

Creamy Cucumber Salad

 

Creamy Cucumber Salad

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Chill time 2 hours
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword garden, potluck
Servings 8 servings
Calories 308 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large bowl with lid

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large cucumbers peeled and sliced or cut into pieces
  • 1 onion, sweet
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt

Dressing

  • 1.5 cups mayonnaise or more, to taste
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp dill dried
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

Prepare cucumbers

  • Peel and cut up cumbers and onion.
  • In a large bowl, add cucumbers, onion, and salt.
  • Cover and toss to mix. Set aside for 15-30 minutes.

Drain cucumbers

  • Drain cucumber mix and return to large bowl.

Prepare dressing

  • In a small bowl, whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, dill, garlic powder, and pepper until smooth.

Combine

  • Pour over cucumbers and stir until well coated.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving

Notes

If the dressing is too runny, add more mayonnaise.

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 1141mgPotassium: 133mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 80IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.3mg
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Fresh Salsa

 

Fresh Salsa

Prep Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword garden
Servings 2
Calories 50 kcal

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients
  

  • ½ onion yellow or white
  • 2 cups tomatoes cherry
  • 1 handful cilantro fresh
  • 1 jalaepeño pepper or 1 tbsp canned
  • 2 tbsp vinegar

Instructions
 

  • First, chop the onion in the food processor
  • Add tomatoes, cilantro, pepper
  • Pulse until minced
  • Add vinegar and pulse a few times more
  • Put in covered container and refrigerate to let flavors mix

Nutrition

Calories: 50kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 466mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1590IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg
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