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A few weekends ago, our daughter attended a birthday party at a friend’s house, and there were lots of delicious food served for both kids and adults. The neighbor of the family hosting the party brought a delicious, Simple Cucumber Salad that everyone raved about!
As it usually happens – my husband Jack asked for the recipe! We were both expecting there to be some sort of ‘secret ingredient’ giving that simple cucumber salad such fantastic flavor – and we were very surprised to learn that it was simply English cucumbers tossed with oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and fresh dill.
(Sometimes – simple really is best, isn’t it?!)
Since the party – Jack and I have both been talking about that delicious cucumber salad – and today’s recipe is our recreation. We sliced the cucumbers into very thin slices (a mandolin is the perfect tool for this) – but diced cucumbers or thicker slices would also work equally as well for this simple cucumber salad. We also varied just a bit from the original recipe that we enjoyed at the party by adding in a little bit of Dijon mustard to the dressing. You can leave it out if you’d like, but the small amount of mustard serves as a binder and helps the oil and vinegar dressing hold together better.
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Simple Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 1 large English cucumber, sliced thinly (a mandoline like this one
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- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill fronds, finely chopped
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- Placed sliced cucumber in a medium bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk in both vinegars, salt, pepper, mustard and sugar. While whisking, slowly drizzle in the oil to form the vinaigrette. Taste and adjust salt to your preference.
- Add dressing to cucumbers along with fresh dill and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately.
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What,s even easier is thinly sliced cucumbers with Hentrichs dressing. Tastes great and saves all the ingredients to buy.
Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
Simple salads are the best for summer entertaining. My grandma always had a big jar of preserved cucumbers similar to this salad in her refrigerator at all times. The dijon mustard is a nice touch!
My daughter is a serious cucumber girl. She eats them like they are going out of style. Nothing better than a simple cucumber salad. Classic and yummy.
Now I have something else to do with all my garden cucumbers besides making pickles ; )
I love simple side dishes like this in the summer! SO easy and fresh and tasty!
This is very similar to a cucumber salad that is a classic in our family. We always serve it alongside barbecued or roasted salmon. Love it!
Mmmm simple and delicious. Just what I like 🙂
A simple cucumber salad is one of my favorite things to eat on a hot summer day! I love the touch of Dijon, I’ll have to try that next time. Beautiful pics!
I agree, sometime simple is best! This recipe looks so delicious!
simple is good! we are growing cucumbers this year so I will certainly try this