American · Salad

Cucumber Salad

Name: Cucumber Salad
Total time: 1 h 16 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large cucumbers, peeled and sliced; 1 small sweet onion, such as Vidalia, sliced; 120 ml white wine vinegar; 60 ml plain low-fat yogurt; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, minced; 4 dried red chile peppers

Cucumber and sweet onion marinated in a light vinegar and yogurt dressing with cilantro, brown sugar and dried chiles. Cool, tangy and quick.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on15 min
Total1 h 16 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

2large cucumbers, peeled and sliced
1small sweet onion, such as Vidalia, sliced
120 mlwhite wine vinegar
60 mlplain low-fat yogurt
1 tbspbrown sugar
1 tspsalt
1 tbspfresh cilantro, minced
4dried red chile peppers

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Dairy
Sulfites
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Cucumber
Cilantro / coriander
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crunchy

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

Under 20 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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