Best Easy Cucumber Onion Salad [Low-Carb, Keto, GF]| Living Chirpy

Name: Cucumber Onion Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cucumber ((sliced as thin as possible, preferably with a mandolin)); 1/2 red onion ((sliced as thin as possible, preferably with a mandolin)); 2 tbsp sour cream; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp vinegar; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp honey; to taste salt and pepper

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A simple and delicious recipe for Cucumber Onion Salad, with a delicious creamy dressing. 8 super simple ingredients, 15 minutes total time. Low-Carb. Keto. Gluten-Free.

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cucumber onion salad in a cream colored bowl on top of a yellow tea towel

A simple and delicious recipe for Cucumber Onion Salad, with a delicious creamy dressing.

8 super simple ingredients, 15 minutes total time.

This is a great side dish recipe for Low-Carb, Keto, or Gluten-Free diets.

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You will need:

cucumber
red onion
sour cream
mayonnaise [use our healthy homemade recipe]
lemon juice
white vinegar
dried oregano
honey
salt and pepper

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Salt thinly sliced cucumber and then set it aside while you prepare the creamy dressing. (Photo 1)
Add all the ingredients for the dressing into a mixing bowl and mix well. Set aside. (Photo 2 & 3)
Now, take the cucumbers and use clean hands to squeeze out as much water as you can. (Photo 4)
Add the thinly sliced red onions. (Photo 5)
Pour the dressing over the cucumbers and mix together. (Photo 6 & 7)
Keep refrigerated until serving. (Photo 8)

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how to salt and drain cucumbers for cucumber salad?

Salting cucumber draws out the moisture and ensures that your cucumber salad doesn't get too watery.

Sprinkle salt over the sliced cucumbers and let them sit in a strainer over a large bowl for at least 20 minutes. This process will make the cucumbers soft and taste significantly better.

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Cucumber Onion Salad

A simple and delicious recipe for Cucumber Onion Salad, with a delicious creamy dressing. 8 super simple ingredients, 15 minutes total time. Low-Carb. Keto. Gluten-Free.

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 82kcal

Author: Roche Woodworth

Ingredients

▢ 1 cucumber (sliced as thin as possible, preferably with a mandolin)
▢ ½ red onion (sliced as thin as possible, preferably with a mandolin)
▢ 2 tablespoon sour cream
▢ 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
▢ 1 tablespoon lemon juice
▢ 1 tablespoon vinegar
▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
▢ 1 teaspoon honey
▢ to taste salt and pepper

Instructions

Put the cucumber in a bowl and sprinkel with salt, mix and set aside.
In a small bowl, mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, vinegar, oregano and honey together until well combined - adding salt and pepper to taste.
With clean hands, squeeze as much water as you can out of the cucumbers.
Add the onions.
Pour the dressing over the cucumber and mix well.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Tips and Tricks:

1. Squeezing the water out of the cucumber helps ensure that the salad doesn’t get watery when it sits for a little bit. (See step by step photos in the post).

2. We recommend using our Low-Carb and Keto compliant Mayonnaise recipe - find it HERE.