You see that cucumber salad up there? I ate every bit of that. Sure, not in one sitting. It took me a couple of tries but I’m no quitter and I stuck with it until the bowl was empty. And I’d do it again, too, given half the chance. Creamy Cucumber salads are just that good!
This is a very light and refreshing side dish with the taste of cucumbers in a creamy smooth sauce. Ever since I showed it on a plate with Crunchy Chicken I’ve had tons of comments and emails from folks asking me what it was. Now let’s make creamy cucumbers. This one comes together fast so don’t blink because you’ll miss it.
Recipe Ingredients:
- Cucumbers
- Sour cream
- Vinegar
- Sugar
- Dill
- Salt
That’s it. And as usual our printable recipe card is further down with all the ingredient quantities and instructions.
How to Make a Creamy Cucumber Salad Step By Step
Stir all ingredients together except the cucumbers.
Peel and slice your cucumbers kinda thin-ish.
Cucumber Chunks or Slices…
It really doesn’t matter… If you like thicker cucumbers or even cucumber chunks, knock yourself out. I set out to slice thin slices and then I start going down my mental to do list and my slices get progressively thicker, then I remember what I’m supposed to be doing and they get thin again. And it works.
Put cucumber slices in a bowl and pour dressing over. Stir well to coat. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate to serve later.
Ingredients
- 3-4 Cucumbers
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
Instructions
- Peel cucumbers and slice thin. Place in medium mixing bowl.
- In small bowl, stir together all other ingredients.
- Pour over cucumbers and stir to coat. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate.
Nutrition
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~Charles Swindoll
I make these often. I add twists to them. I use half sour cream and half mayo. I also sometimes add some dry ranch mix to give it a little more flavor. Or some seasoning salt and garlic pepper.
I bet that is good! Thanks for sharing your tips Jodi, I am going to have to give it a try 🙂
I had the crazy friends. I am a total introvert, and I always ended up attracted to extrovert friends. Together we balanced each other out. I think that makes a great friendship – when two people complement each other. Two extroverts view for attention, while two introverts will never get past “hi” because, well, talking! LOL!
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True! I guess thinking about that, Mary Anne and I make even more sense now!
Christy,
Great story about friends. When I was in 3rd grade, I had a friend named Kristy. She had a horrible life at home, and was picked on at school. I went over to her and said, you’re gonna be my friend, OK? And she said OK.
We were best friends from then on, and no one at school picked on her after that. We only knew each other for 1 yr, but we were inseperable. She had a bike, and I had roller skates. I would put my skates on, hold on to the back of her seat, and we would go riding around the neighborhood. We used to share my skates too. Her driveway was long and sloped down to the garage. She’d put on the left skate, I’d put on the right one, and we’d hold hands, and skate down together, screaming with laughter.
When I was starting 4th grade, my family moved. I’m 47 now, and I still remember her, her birthday, and how we would sit and talk about out lives at home, and how we were going to grow up to be princesses.
I’ve had plenty of friends since her, and I remember them all fondly. But she’s the one I think of the most. I loved her dearly.
When I saw that picture of your crunchy chicken, i thought those were cucumbers you had on the plate with it. When I was younger, I hated cucumbers. Now I love them. I started to buy some last week, but I wanted to see if your recipe was the same as my mom’s. It is! Going tonight to get some cucumbers and make this for me and my kids. They have loved them since they were old enough to put a bite of them in their mouth. I started them early on eating all kinds of vegetables.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane and for having my mom’s recipe… 😉
Have you tried to reconnect with her?
Sounds good… BUT…. Skip the sour cream then use either whole cream or half and half add a bit of sugar and a bit of onion….. Can eat the whole thing !!!!!!
Yes I do. Susie and I are still BFFS after becoming friends in the 2nd grade over 49 yrs ago.
oh my goodness. i think out of all the recipes you have ever posted i am most excited to try this one! yum, yum and yum!
your post reminds me of being a little girl and sweet friendships i had! when marlo saw the picture of your daughter and her friend in their princess dresses with those tiny carts her eyes got as big as saucers! she said “mamma who is that?”, i could tell she wanted to jump right in and play.
My long life and best friend met in 9th grade in 1953. We have shared all the events that life has thrown at us, from the death of a child (hers), death of a 12 year old brother (mine), a spouse dying of cancer, a spouse surviving cardiac arrest, the joys of children and now sharing wonderful memories in our golden years. To me that is friendship pure and simple.
I love the sound of this cucumber recipe and can’t to make it. I plan to eat the whole batch by myself. Thankfully my husband does not like cucumbers.
Something about the kindness and tone of your writing made me feel like I was reading one of my favorite books again, Letters of A Woman Homesteader by Elinore Stewart. I think you’d enjoy her outlook :). You can read the book free here: http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Homesteader-Elinore-Pruitt-Stewart-ebook/dp/B0082VE9UG
I love your last three sentences the best, lol. Kindred spirits! lol
Ordered ‘Letters” for my Kindle. Cost? Zero. I call that a “God wink”.
Love cucumbers fixed like that. I would add thinly sliced onion to mine and then go to town eating on them!