Easy Cucumber Salad

This is my new favourite salad recipe. I made this recently at a dinner party and everyone loved it - it was finished before everything else!

Oh, my gosh! I was raised in the south and my folks say, "I don't give a rip," all the time!!

Cucumber salad is one of my favorite things to eat in the summer. I also make it with sour cream, onions and vinegar, seasonings. Soo good. I was born and raised in Michigan, but also lived in several other states, some northern and some southern states.......” I don’t give a rip” was said in those states too. I don’t think it has anything to do with a southern saying that I am aware of. Back to the veggies... and herbs...My dad had a huge organic garden that was located near the lake with every type of vegetable, herbs, berries and even grape arbors. Yes he made fantastic wines. My mom would make pickles out of the baby cucumbers. I remember growing up on the lake and weeding the garden while the birds dive bombed me. Once I got too hot, I would jump into the lake to cool off. Sweet memories.

Ahhh a classic summer salad. I once used a raspberry vinegar with out the herbs and it was fantastic. Also if you don't want the onion to be bitter soak the cut up onion in some cold water for a couple of minutes and then drain off the water. I do this for any salad I want raw onion in like chicken salad or tuna salad. I also like the English cucumbers like you, their peels are not bitter like those waxed ones and they have much less seeds in the middle. I swear I see this kind of cucumber salad at every Southern summer BBQ/Cookout! Love it!

I made this and it was so much better than what I’ve made with cucumbers and onions before. Oh my, I love the dressing and soaking the red onions this way was extraordinary! We’ve had red onions chopped on ploughman’s platters before and I’ve searched and searched for them (how they tasted) and never could find them to purchase, but THIS was how they were prepared. Who knew? Thank you, this is a winner for several reasons.

I loved it with regular cucumbers 🥒! This salad is a family favorite now! Thank you!

John that looks good. Big fan of cucumber salad. I'm going to definitely give this a try. ♥️☺️

Made this earlier today. It is BY FAR the best cucumber salad I've ever made, and I've made it many, many times. Thanks, John, this is my new go-to way to make cucumber salad.

I love the look of this salad 🥗 and the freshness of mix of cucumbers and mint.......yum!!

I don’t know if I have enough love for this recipe 😨 haha. I actually love this recipe, so good! I love cucumbers but for some reason every time I buy them, I don’t get through them all. So this is great

I made this salad for my family and everyone loved it. Thanks!

I prepared this salad last week to take to a gathering. It worked out very well, and was exceedingly popular! I had time to let the ducks sweat longer, and did get more liquid removed. I finally finished the small amount of leftovers a few days later, and was really impressed with the amount of crunch that the salad still had. One more note: I increased the recipe by half, using 3 cucs etc, but needn’t have bothered increasing the amount of dressing. Definitely a make-again recipe! Thank you, John!

Native born Texan here and I haven’t given a “rip” since the late 80s......

I made this for our 4th of July get-together. It was a huge success. One thing that I did was gut the slices too thin, I will def be sure to cut them thicker so they stay a little firmer! Thanks John!

I'm from suriname.. lots off love from us .. thank you your salad is a perfect side dish😘

Just made this last night and it came out wonderfully!

Excellent! I never thought to drain the cukes, and I'm loving that technique. Thanks.

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Good timing for this recipe! I am growing a couple Persian and Japanese cucumber plants. Already getting quite a few nice ones. Thank you John!

Love your recipes! Thank you very much for your step by step directions! Diane. Enjoy your time with your friends!