Creamy Cucumber Salad
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
4 hothouse cucumbers, thinly sliced (3-4 pounds)2 small red onions, thinly sliced in half roundskosher salt4 cups plain whole-milk yogurt1 cup sour cream2 tbsp champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar1/2 cup minced fresh dill1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Mix the cucumbers, red onions, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt in a bowl. Pour them into a colander and suspend it over a bowl. Wrap the bowl and colander with plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator to drain for at least 4 hours or overnight. Discard the liquid that collects in the bowl.
Pour the yogurt into a sieve lined with a paper towel suspend it over another bowl. Wrap the bowl and sieve in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Discard the liquid that collects in this bowl.
When the cucumbers are ready, roll them up in paper towels or a kitchen towel and press the towel lightly to remove most of the liquid. Place the cucumbers and yogurt in a large bowl with the sour cream, vinegar, dill, 2 tsp salt, and the pepper. Toss well and refrigerate a few hours to allow the flavors to blend. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper and serve chilled.
Makes 8 servings.
Difficulty - Easy
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WIDGETTEGIRL23.
Pour the yogurt into a sieve lined with a paper towel suspend it over another bowl. Wrap the bowl and sieve in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Discard the liquid that collects in this bowl.
When the cucumbers are ready, roll them up in paper towels or a kitchen towel and press the towel lightly to remove most of the liquid. Place the cucumbers and yogurt in a large bowl with the sour cream, vinegar, dill, 2 tsp salt, and the pepper. Toss well and refrigerate a few hours to allow the flavors to blend. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper and serve chilled.
Makes 8 servings.
Difficulty - Easy
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WIDGETTEGIRL23.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 161.5
- Total Fat: 10.0 g
- Cholesterol: 28.6 mg
- Sodium: 71.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 6.7 g
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