Classic Creamy Dill & Lemon Cucumber Salad

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A cold side salad dish is a must for Memorial Day BBQ, and this one is a keeper! This easy salad combines cool, crunchy cucumbers, creamy dill lemon dressing, and crisp red onion for the ultimate refreshing and light side that goes well with just about anything! If you don’t tolerate the cucumber seeds well, feel free to scoop them out and cube up the cucumber instead. Also, if you are dairy-free simply replace the SCD yogurt with mayonnaise.  This salad is not only tasty but transports well too, making it an easy choice. Memorial Day is known as the unofficial start to summer, celebrate in style with this crowd-pleasing cold cucumber salad! Enjoy!  

Looking for other Memorial Day SCD dishes? Check out my SCD BBQ Sauce, The Best SCD BBQ Ribs, Green Bean Bacon Salad, Classic Coleslaw, Strawberry Shortcake, Angel Food Cake, Watermelon Slushies, and Iced Mint & Raspberry Tea!

                                                 

Classic Creamy Dill & Lemon Cucumber Salad 

Serves 6
Prep: 15 min
Chilling: 1hour
Total: 1 hour 15 min  
Beginner

Ingredients:

For the Salad: 

4 large cucumbers, peeled and sliced in half-moons

1 cup red onion, sliced

2 Tbsp. dill, fresh, chopped

 

For the Dressing:  

½ cup SCD 24-hour yogurt 

2 Tbsp. dill, fresh, chopped

1 Tbsp. olive oil 

1 Tbsp. lemon juice, fresh  

2 cloves garlic, grated 

1 Tbsp. honey 

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

  Method Of Prep:

  1. Gather and prep ingredients.
  2. Peel and slice cucumbers in half-moons, and place in a large serving bowl.
  3. Add in red onion and dill. Mix together and set aside.
  4. In a small bowl whisk together SCD yogurt, dill, olive oil, lemon, garlic, honey, salt, and pepper.
  5. Drizzle the dressing over the cucumber mixture and toss it together.
  6. Refrigerate to chill the salad for an hour or more. Alternatively, if the cucumbers are already cold when preparing, no refrigeration time is necessary.
  7. If chilling, remove from the fridge and toss one more time before serving.
  8. Serve immediately and enjoy!

                      

Nutrition Facts: 
Calories- 71 
Carbs- 10.3 g
Fat- 2.7 g
Protein- 2.1 g