This simple Creamy Cucumber Salad is the quintessential side dish of summer. It's light, fresh, and so quick to prepare!
Prep time: PT15M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
4.9 stars (58 reviews)
Keywords
Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
½ cup sour cream ($0.49*)
2 Tbsp lemon juice ($0.08)
1 tsp granulated sugar ($0.02**)
½ tsp dried dill ($0.05)
½ tsp salt ($0.02)
1 large cucumber ($0.67***)
¼ red onion ($0.25)
Categories
Dinner
Lunch
Salad
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Steps
To make the dressing, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, sugar, dill, and salt in a bowl. Set the dressing aside.
Peel the cucumbers, if desired. Slice the cucumbers and thinly slice the red onions.
Combine the cucumber, red onion, and dressing in a large bowl and stir to combine.
Let the salad sit for 5-10 minutes, give it another stir, then serve.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cup
Calories: 74 kcal
Carbohydrates: 5 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 6 g
Sodium: 302 mg
Reviews
Gary Singleton on 2026-06-05 (5 stars): Very tasty, I'll definitely make a double batch next time though.
Aloura on 2026-05-11 (5 stars): loved the recipe i just added a bit of pickle juice because i only had 1 tbs of lemon juice and it added some tang and more of the dill flavor.
KjTrek on 2026-04-22 (5 stars): This was fantastic! I served it with baked cod in a creamy sauce with mashed potatoes.
Paul on 2026-04-15 (5 stars): We made this and loved it. Light,delicious, and refreshing. A most excellent side dish.
EBW on 2026-04-05 (5 stars): This was a delicious side to my quiche lorraine. The dill flavor really gave it a summery taste. It was sooo eazy to make.
Terri on 2026-04-03 (5 stars): I am lactose intolerant, so I made this recipe with cashew/coconut, plain, unsweetened yogurt. It was so good that my husband (who is picky about his food) enjoyed it and said he'd definitely have it again. Great for our diets and super easy for novice chefs like me!
Susan on 2026-03-09 (5 stars): I made this tonight and used Greek yogurt and a little mayo. Everyone loved it and it was wonderful to have something different. It paired well with the ham, jasmine rice and some mango.
Hrisi Yakimova on 2025-11-26 (5 stars): Great recipe! Just found my mini cucumbers were about to go bad and this was the perfect recipe for them. I used cottage cheese. Yummyyy 🤗🥒
Tobi on 2025-10-16 (5 stars): Reminds me of a cucumber salad my mom used to make when we had fresh dill in the garden. Delicious, simple, and highly customizable. I added some sliced red pepper just to get some more veggies in, but it does work best with cucumbers.
Carrie on 2025-08-30 (5 stars): Loved it. Made with home grown cucumbers a friend gave me
Mom_C on 2025-08-21 (5 stars): Thank you for this excellent recipe. It turned out well. I did modify it by using yogurt and mayonnaise instead of sour cream, chiefly because I did not have any sour cream. It was still lovely.
I appreciate that this recipe called for things (other than sour cream) which were economical and likely to be in most American cupboards. That was a huge bonus.
I've printed out this recipe to keep. We'll have it again, and again, an...
You get the point. It's a rainy August in the deep South. The cucumber vines are spewing out cucumbers at the cyclic rate. We're trying desperately to keep up!
Nancy Mawman on 2025-07-28 (5 stars): Great fresh delicious idea for summer! Great recipes!
Tiana on 2025-07-26 (5 stars): I just made this tonight and it came out GREAT! I used an English cucumber, homemade mayo and I forgot the sugar and lemon but it still tastes great 😊 I’m excited to munch on it for the next day or so
Maggie on 2025-06-24 (5 stars): Made it last week and loved it! Making it again for lunch. Thank you for sharing.
MerryMary on 2025-06-10 (5 stars): Just made this for lunch, except I finely chopped my cucumbers and red onion and we used it as a spread in pitas, along with sliced turkey and tomatoes. Outstanding! So glad I found this site!
Lin Lin on 2025-06-02 (5 stars): Switched with greek yogurt as suggested and it was great. Even kids love it.
Christina on 2025-05-18 (5 stars): Just made this for lunch and we ate the entire bowl. So simple and refreshing, and the creaminess is a treat. Thanks for the simple recipe, I'll definitely be making this again.
