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Creamy Cucumber Salad with Lemon Yogurt Dressing

Creamy cucumber salad with red onion and mint in a white bowl.
Cucumber salad tossed with creamy dressing, red onion and mint.

Crisp cucumber, red onion and mint are tossed in a tangy lemon-yogurt dressing for a refreshing side salad.

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  • Prep: 10 minutes
  • Servings: 5 servings

Recipe

Creamy Cucumber Salad with Lemon Yogurt Dressing

Crisp cucumber, red onion and mint are tossed in a tangy lemon-yogurt dressing for a refreshing side salad.

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Prep
10 minutes
Servings
5

Ingredients

5 servings

For 5 servings

Salad

Creamy Lemon Yogurt Dressing

Instructions

  1. Step 1: Mix the dressing ingredients and leave for 20 minutes so the flavours can develop.

  2. Step 2: Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise, then slice them into 3 mm (1/8-inch) thick slices.

    Sliced cucumbers on a cutting board beside a knife.
  3. Step 3: Place the cucumber, onion and mint in a bowl. Pour over the dressing, toss, then serve.

    Four-panel sequence showing yogurt dressing and the salad being assembled and tossed.

Notes

The salad can be made with any type of cucumber. Long Telegraph/English cucumbers are less juicy, while standard cucumbers are another option.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
109 kcal
Fat
8 g
Saturated fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
8 g
Sugar
5 g
Fiber
2 g
Protein
3 g
Sodium
260 mg
Cholesterol
6 mg

Estimated values; they will vary with the exact ingredients and brands you use.

About this recipe

Crisp cucumber, red onion and fresh mint meet a creamy, tangy lemon-yogurt dressing in this refreshing side salad. Serve it alongside roasts, curries or a summer meal.

A fork lifts a cucumber slice coated in creamy dressing with mint and red onion.
A forkful of cucumber salad with lemon-yogurt dressing.
Cucumbers, mint, red onion, lemon, olive oil, garlic and yogurt arranged as salad ingredients.
The ingredients for cucumber salad and lemon-yogurt dressing.

Choose three standard cucumbers or two long Telegraph/English cucumbers.

Long Telegraph/English cucumbers beside shorter standard cucumbers.
Long and standard cucumber varieties for the salad.

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