Cucumber Dill Salad
Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad is a light salad cucumber salad made without any cream or mayo and fresh Dill leaves. It is perfect as a side with your meals, barbeques or pack for picnics and even for lunch.
Equipment
- Chopping Board
- Knife
- Peeler optional
- Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Spoons and Cups
Ingredients
- 1-2 Cucumbers
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt
- Handful Dill Leaves as required
- 1 small Onion
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ½-1 tsp Red Chilli Flakes as required
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- Slice cucumber in roundles. Do not slice very thinly.1-2 Cucumbers
- Marinate cucumbers in 1/2 tsp salt and leave it for 10 mins. Cucumber slices won't leave water when mixed with yogurt.Salt as per taste
- Discard water in which cucumbers were soaked.
- Take dill leaves. Nicely wash it and discard the thick stalks.Handful Dill Leaves
- Slice onions thinly. Keep in water for about 5 mins. (this takes out the bitter taste from onions). Then strain and keep on colander till further use.1 small Onion
- In a bowl add greek yogurt, add the spices and mix nicely. Also add little bit salt to adjust the taste(as we marinated cucumbers in salt)¼ cup Greek Yogurt, ½ tsp Garlic Powder, ½-1 tsp Red Chilli Flakes
- Now add cucumber and dill leaves and mix nicely.
- Chill the salad for at least 30 mins. and serve.
Notes
- Use any local cucumber variety. Discard seeds if there are seeds in cucumbers like many Indian varieties.
- Instead of Dill you can use add/substitute other herbs like fresh coriander/cilantro or parsley.
- For more summer freshness boast add cherry tomatoes.
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