Best 20 Sweet Cucumber Salad Recipes

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH THAI SWEET CHILI VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk rice vinegar, chili sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and garlic together in a small bowl; season with salt.
• Combine cucumber and onion in a separate bowl. Pour vinegar mixture over cucumber and onion mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Toss before serving.

SWEET AND SALTY GRILLED STEAK WITH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice, brown sugar, garlic and jalapeño. Pour 1/2 of the mixture over the flank steak and let marinate at room temperature for at least 30 minutes (or refrigerate for up to 24 hours). Let meat come to room temperature before cooking if necessary.
• Combine the cucumber, radishes and scallions. Pour in just enough of the marinade sauce to coat.
• Light the grill or heat the broiler to high. Pat steak dry with paper towels.
• If grilling, cook until done to taste, about 3 minutes per side for rare. If broiling, heat a 10-inch skillet over high heat for 5 minutes. Add oil to pan and sear the meat for 2 minutes. Flip meat and immediately transfer pan directly to top shelf of oven and broil for 2 to 3 minutes for rare, or longer for more well-done meat. Transfer steak to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes covered in foil.
• Thinly slice steak and serve over cooked rice noodles or rice if desired, and top with the cucumber salad. Garnish with sesame seeds and plenty of herbs if using and serve with remaining marinade as a sauce.

SWEET AND TANGY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

SWEET AND TANGY THAI CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk sugar, hot water, white vinegar, and salt in a bowl until sugar has dissolved. Stir cucumber and onion into the sauce. Refrigerate at least 1 hour to soften the texture of the vegetables and reduce pungency of the onion.

BEET, CUCUMBER, AND SWEET ONION SALAD WITH DIJON-HONEY DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap each beet in foil, enclosing completely. Place on rack in oven and bake until beets are tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Cool in foil. Peel beets, then cut each into 6 slices.
• Arrange beets, slightly overlapping, on half of large platter. Arrange cucumber slices on other half. Scatter onion in center. (Can be made 4 hours ahead; chill.)
• Whisk honey, vinegar, and mustard in small bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over vegetables.

CUCUMBER AND SWEET-ONION SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together cucumbers, onion, dill, oil, lemon juice, and vinegar; season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together cucumbers, onion, dill, oil, lemon juice, and vinegar; season with salt and pepper.

SWEET AND SOUR DILLED CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and finely slice cucumbers into wafer-thin circles. Place in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, vinegar and salt. Pour over cucumbers, and turn them well to mix. Add dill, mix again and adjust salt to taste. Spread in a shallow serving dish. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, up to 4 hours.

SWEET AND SOUR CUCUMBER DILL SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander.
• Sprinkle with salt; toss to coat and let stand 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, stir vinegar, dill, sugar, and pepper in large bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Drain cucumbers well and pat dry.
• Add cucumbers to dressing and stir to blend.
• Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
• Serve cold.

SWEET AND SOUR CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Wrap sliced cucumbers in paper towels to absorb excess liquid and refrigerate.
• In a bowl combine lemon juice, vinegar, salt and ginger. Add sugar to taste. Add wasabi and stir until sugar and wasabi dissolve in mixture. Transfer cucumber slices to a bowl. Pour dressing over cucumbers and toss to coat.

SWEET CUCUMBER AND RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• Peel cucumber, then halve lengthwise and slice crosswise 1/4 inch thick. Cut each radish lengthwise into 8 wedges.
• Bring vinegar, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then stir in oil.
• Pour hot dressing over cucumbers and radishes in a bowl and stir, then let stand 10 minutes. Stir and season with salt before serving.
• What to drink:
• Haggipavlu Nemea '04

SWEET CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, combine cucumber and cilantro. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve with a slotted spoon.

SWEET AND TANGY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle cucumber slices with salt in a colander. Let stand until cucumbers are drained, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with tomato and onion.
• Whisk vinegar, grapeseed oil, honey, sour cream, celery seed, basil, garlic powder, oregano, dill weed, sugar, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl; stir into vegetable mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to overnight.

SWEET SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumbers, onion and minced jalapenos in a large bowl.
• In a seperate bowl, whisk together all remaining ingredients; pour over cucumber mixture and toss well to coat.
• Chill at least 3 hours before serving.

SWEET-TART CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumbers in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt and toss. Let stand 30 minutes. Drain., In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, celery seed, pepper and remaining salt until blended. In a large bowl, combine cucumbers and onions. Pour dressing over cucumber mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours before serving.

SALTY-SWEET SALMON WITH GINGER AND SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Make the preserved ginger: The day before, whisk together the fish sauce, rice-wine vinegar and sugar, then add the ginger. Make sure it is covered by the liquid.
• Combine the honey, soy sauce, garlic, ketchup and 1/4 cup water. Marinate the salmon in this for 2 hours, turning after 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, prepare the cucumber salad: Bring the vinegar to a boil. Add the sugar, salt, togarashi and ginger. Return to a boil, then let cool to room temperature. Put the cucumbers in a nonreactive container and cover with the vinegar mixture. Let sit at least one hour before serving.
• Preheat grill to low. Arrange salmon on a hinged grill basket, then cook, basting occasionally with the marinade, over a low flame for 5 minutes per side, or until just flaky. (Or broil, skin side down, 6 inches from the flame for 4 minutes, baste, then turn and broil for 2 minutes.) To serve, use a slotted spoon to place the cucumber salad on each of 4 plates. Lay the salmon next to the salad and serve topped with preserved ginger.

SWEET & SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, garlic, mint leaves, and red pepper flakes. Toss in the bowl to distribute evenly. NOTE: Sometimes I stripe-peel my cucumbers, using a potato peeler. This means that I leave strips of skin for more texture.
• 2. Add rice wine vinegar. Toss again.
• 3. Cover bowl and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. (I place mine in a large plastic storage bag until serving time.)

DIABETIC SWEET/SOUR CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and slice cucumber and onion.
• Set vegetables aside.
• Mix Splenda, Vinegar and Pepper (taste to see what is the right amount of seasoning for you).
• Add vegetables to sweet/sour dressing.
• Cover and refridgerate for 1 hour to allows flavors to blend.

SWEET AND SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• I use a potato peeler on the cucumber leaving stripes of the skin for some color. Cut cucumber in half then cut into 1/4 inch slices. Set aside Use a blender or hand blender and combine the vinegar,sugar,ginger,garlic, sesame oil,half the red pepper flakes until well combined and smooth then slowly add the oil as you blend to create a good emulsion. Add reserved pepper flakes and pour over cucumbers (I usually place them in a plastic bag to marinate) chill for at least 1 hour before serving

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH THAI SWEET CHILI VINAIGRETTE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Whisk rice vinegar, chili sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and garlic together in a small bowl; season with salt. Combine cucumber and onion in a separate bowl. Pour vinegar mixture over cucumber and onion mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Toss before serving.

DIABETIC DILL SWEET CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and slice the two cucumbers and slice the onion.
• Set aside cucumber and onion.
• Mix together fat free sour cream, Splenda and dill (add more Splenda if you desire it to be more sweet).
• Add the vegetables to the sweet dressing.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to let flavors blend.