Creamy Cucumber Salad (Cucumber Salad Recipe!)

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and higher in protein.

cucumbers

🥗Healthier: English cucumbers

💰Cheaper: regular cucumbers

English cucumbers have fewer seeds and a thinner skin.

Peel the English cucumbers using a spoon to create a 'zebra peel' and remove the core to avoid a watery salad.

Cut the cucumbers into half moons and place them in a bowl or colander.

Sprinkle a nice big pinch of kosher salt over the cucumbers and set aside to drain for a few minutes.

Slice about half a red onion into thin half moons.

Chop fresh dill by holding it from the stem and shaving off the fronds, then give it a rough chop.

In a mixing bowl, combine about 3/4 cup of Greek yogurt, the zest of one lemon, a splash of red wine vinegar, garlic powder, kosher salt, and black pepper.

Whisk the dressing ingredients together, adding more red wine vinegar if the consistency is too thick, aiming for about two tablespoons total.

Once the cucumbers have drained, combine them with the onions and the dressing, mixing gently to coat everything evenly.

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