The final result of this cucumber salad comes out bright and colorful.
Ashley Bringmann | Times Leader
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The final result of this cucumber salad comes out bright and colorful.
Ashley Bringmann | Times Leader
Ingredients for the cucumber salad. Jalapenos were added later.
Ashley Bringmann | Times Leader
Time to eat a whole cucumber — or two, as today’s recipe calls for. Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of recipes to make cucumber salads online with plenty of different ingredients. Some use peanut butter and soy, others use MSG and rice vinegar.
I went with a spin on a classic salad recipe.
The newest member of the newsroom, paginator Briauna Robinson, wasn’t used to the yogurt base and dill I chose for this recipe.
“It’s different — the dill is really good in this,” she said. “It’s refreshing for a side to a summer meal.”
I used the dill, garlic and jalapeno to add a lot of flavor to the dairy free cashew and coconut milk yogurt. I needed to balance out the sweetness dairy free products typically provide.
Reporter Bill O’Boyle also called the salad “refreshing.”
I normally would go with an Italian dressing base for a cucumber salad, but the yogurt makes it creamy.
Reporter Mary Therese Biebel gave the “creaminess and herbiness” a two thumbs up. As I mentioned, I really tried to add a lot of flavor to this dish. I originally hadn’t planned to use the jalapenos and added them to give the salad just a little bit of heat. I was worried it would be too much, but no one had any complaints about the dish being too spicy.
My favorite part of making this dish is just shaking up the container to combine everything. A spoon works fine too, but a little shake up in the kitchen never hurt anyone.
Even self-proclaimed cucumber hater, paginator Lyndsay Bartos, found herself enjoying the cucumber salad. “I really liked all the flavors together and the bright colors of the salad itself,” she said.
Cucumber Salad
2 cucumbers
1 red pepper
1 onion
2 jalapenos
1/2 cup of plain yogurt (I used a dairy-free yogurt.)
3 cloves of garlic
4 sprigs of fresh dill
Salt, pepper and any other seasonings to taste.
Directions
Chop cucumbers, pepper and onion thin and toss into large bowl with a lid.
Add yogurt.
Add seasonings and thinly chopped jalapeno if desired.
Close container and shake until everything is mixed together. Use spoon to ensure everything is evenly mixed.
Enjoy!
