Sherry's Cucumber Salad

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  • Minutes to Prepare:
  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 large cucumbers sliced thinly,peel optional1 medium tomatoes,chopped1/2 medium red onion,chopped1 bell pepper,chopped1/4 cup Kraft Fat Free Italian dressing____________________________________ Optional Items Make this salad into a quick dinner or side dish by using some of the following items.Fresh Lettuces or Salad GreensWhole Grain PastaFresh MozzerellaHard SalamiGenoa SalamiLeftover rotisserie Chicken
Directions
In a large bowl add the sliced cucumber,chopped tomato,chopped onion,chopped bell pepper.Add salad dressing to the bowl.It may not look like enough dressing,but the veggies will add more moisture.Stir the salad,and refrigerate for 1 hour stirring after 30 minutes.Serve and enjoy.
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Options:
1) serve on a bed of fresh lettuce or salad greens
2) serve as a side dish by stirring in 2 cups of
cooked whole grain pasta
3) Add 1/2 cup of fresh mozzerella,chopped and
1/2 cup of diced hard,or Genoa salamibefore
marinating
4) Add 1 cup of chopped,leftover rotisserie
chicken and serve over salad greens

* Note: The nutritional value information is listed
without the optional items.


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHERRY822.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 48.2
  • Total Fat: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.5 mg
  • Sodium: 221.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

Member Reviews
  • DEBRA1233
    I love this salad. I make it with the purple onions for the color it adds to the other veggies. - 5/25/10
  • DRUIDS1
    this recipe gives me another chance to use cucumbers(i love them) - 5/25/10
  • CD3943868
    I make something like this myself w/ ronzoni whole grain pasta and I use the same kind of dressing. But I use green onion instead... Great minds think alike!!! - 5/30/10
  • PAC105
    Planted cucumbers with year - fresh cucumbers yummy - 5/26/10
  • ASPENGRRL
    I love this recipe, and regularly take it to potlucks, where it gets rave reviews. And it's so easy to make! Thank you for sharing! - 6/23/11
  • NEPTUNE1939
    tasty - 3/30/21
  • KATHYJO56
    One of the better cucumber salads I have had - 2/17/21
  • CORVETTECOWBOY
    Another chance to use cucumbers, thanks - 2/14/21
  • JUSTJ2014
    I love this. I added some blue cheese to the top YUMMMM - 2/3/21
  • BIKE4HEALTH
    Looks great. will try this in the next few days - 1/14/21
  • EOWYN2424
    yum
    - 11/19/20
  • CD4114015
    great - 11/12/20
  • METAFUKARI
    I love cucumbers, red onion, tomatoes, mozzarella and carrots for this salad - 10/20/20
  • JUDY1676
    An easy salad! - 9/27/20
  • CKEYES1
    I wouldn't adding purple onions right now. salmonella going around - 8/7/20
  • 1965KAREN
    I make this recipe and often switch out Ranch dressing and add bacon bits. Yum! - 8/7/20
  • SHERYE
    I've made this recipe for years and still love it - 8/7/20
  • GOFORGIN
    Ok - 8/7/20
  • JULIJULINN
    No salad dressing? oil and vinegar do the trick. - 8/7/20
  • JUNEAU2010
    Rather similar to my family recipe from Norway! - 8/7/20
  • DARLENEK04
    I love this recipe....I added some Rotisserie Chicken, and a little bit of Feta Cheese - fabulous.
    Next time I will add some avocado or try Tuna....this is faboulous...also have added black olives..great as a side or meal. - 7/22/20
  • POSEY440
    Ok - 5/10/20
  • DJ4HEALTH
    very tasty - 11/2/19
  • DEBSDAYS
    Can’t wait to make this! - 10/21/19
  • ROBBIEY
    I love this, you can ad a little sprinkle of cheese - 9/21/19