Cucumber salad is a classic summer dish, a light and refreshing meal – perfect for the hottest days of the year – and an excellent side to pair with chicken, steak, and fish.
You will love our cucumber salads for their simplicity and immense flavour. Let's celebrate the sunny season with these three healthy, delicious, and easy-to-prepare recipes.
Cucumber and dill salad
Known as gurkensalat in German, this refreshing summer salad goes well with many types of meat, especially pork. The dressing is a delicious combination of vinegar and sour cream that makes a refreshing side dish. You can also use the mixture to flavour chicken salad or tuna salad sandwiches.
This cucumber and dill salad pairs nicely with a range of pork main dishes.
Asian cucumber salad with soba noodles and sesame seeds
Here's a simple recipe for Asian cucumber salad we think you will fall in love with. It's light, simple, and tasty. We crave cool cucumbers during the hot summer months, and this salad hits all the right notes.
Soba, or buckwheat, noodles are popular in Japan. Try mixing them in with cucumber and sesame seeds for a delicious and refreshing Asian cucumber salad – the perfect summer dish for a light vegan lunch or dinner. The flavours and textures in this soba noodle salad are terrific. It's got it all – sweet, spicy, salty, chewy and energising.
Marinated cucumber salad
Make this marinated cucumber salad as an appetiser or side dish for your next dinner party. Vinegar-marinated cucumbers are a light, refreshing summertime delight – tangy with a hint of sweetness.
This marinated cucumber salad could not be easier or faster to throw together, and there aren't many salads that are as simple to whip up while delivering such a powerful flavour punch. Simple, healthy, and satisfying, it's perfect for a casual and flavorful summer meal.
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