This was my dinner tonight. I did not have fresh dill, I used one teaspoon dried dill weed. I also added a pinch of sea salt. I made no other changes. Not only was it delicious, it was low in calories and carbs which tickled me. This. Is. AWESOME. I know I will be making this recipe a lot this summer. NOTE: You know, this would make a GREAT base for tzakiki sauce, too.
Very nice light and refreshing salad! Plus it's a perfect way to use up fresh cucumbers from the garden! I added a little salt to the thinly sliced the cucumber and let that set for about twenty minutes to let the cucumbers produce their own water then drained. I also used white wine vinegar vs. lemon juice as it's a bit milder. I chilled it for a couple of hours and it was delicious! A very nice combination of flavors and a great summer side dish - thanks!
Cucumber salad just the way we like it - with fresh and light lemon juice rather than vinegar and no sugar. I also loved the addition of the very thinly sliced red onion which gave it just a little bit of a bite.
The original recipe for this called for 3 cucumbers. Because my grandparents had their own garden they always used homegrown vegetables which were grown without pesticides and picked before the deer and animals could get them. This means that they were smaller than the cucumbers you often find in the grocery store today. Because of this you may need to increase the sour cream in this recipe depending on how much cucumber you have. When I mnade this using 3 large cucumbers from the grocery store I ended up putting a cup of sour cream. Adjust accordingly and also to your personal preferences. The best way to make this is to add what you like! More dill less onion greek yogurt... This is very versatile.
Delicious! I didn't have fresh dill or red onion so i used 1 tsp dried dill and finely sliced green onion. Usually make this salad with vinegar and a bit of sugar...was out of vinegar so tried this one using lemon and no sugar. Have to say I like it better! Big hit with the family. Also used a dash of seasoning salt instead of plain salt. Oh and for slicing the cucumbers super thinly I use the slicer side of my cheese grater. Fast and efficient!
loved it! great way to use cucumbers!. Another reviewer compared it to tziki and it really does have that flavor to it. its light yet flavourful. great as a dinner side dish or a light lunch. will make again!
So yummy and very refreshing! It was very easy to make and a nice change from the typical summer salads (macaroni pasta potato.) 3 cucumbers made a lot so next time I am going to use 2.
Sometimes simple recipes are better as I found with this one. Few ingredients required all of which I had on hand. I used fresh dill and cucumbers from the local farmer's market. I made this about a half an hour before serving which I think helped bring out the flavor of the dill and onion. I served this as a side with chicken grilled with greek seasoning and pita bread and loved it.
This was such a fabulous light summer salad! The onion and dill taste great and complement the cucumber. I'll be making this again soon.
I thought this kind of tasted like a salad version of taziki. I made a 1/2 recipe and used seedless English cucumbers. I had to sub dry dill because it was all I had. I did 3/4 tsp. dry for half the recipe. It seems to wilt the cucumbers kind of fast with the lemon juice. However although it wasn't a favorite salad of mine I would consider mixing up the dressing part again just for dipping vegetables.
