Love & Best Dishes: Cold Cucumber Salad Recipe | Summer Salad Ideas

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier; canola oil is budget-friendly.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has additional health benefits; white vinegar is cheaper.

Using a potato peeler, cut strips out of the English cucumber's skin.

Slice the cucumber using a mandolin into thin rounds.

Salt the cucumber slices to draw out moisture and add about a teaspoon of vinegar.

Let the salted cucumber sit for about half an hour to drain the water.

Mix together sour cream and mayonnaise in a bowl.

Add salt and 2 tablespoons of fresh dill to the dressing mixture.

Drain the cucumber slices and pat them dry with a paper towel.

Combine the cucumber slices with the dressing and add fresh ground black pepper to taste.

Cooking Techniques

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