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16 Cucumber Salads That Go With Whatever You're Cooking Up

By: Carlos Olaechea
Updated on March 28, 2024

From recipes featuring sour cream and dill to more inventive takes meant to mimic the flavors of classic cocktails, we have a rich variety of cucumber salad recipes we know you'll want to try.

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Our Best Cucumber Salad Recipes

Whether you learned how to grow cucumbers in your garden at home or buy whatever is in season when you visit the local farmers market, you’ll find no shortage of this refreshing green fruit come summer. And, while you can certainly slice them up for leafy green salads or turn them into homemade pickles, it just wouldn’t be summer until you’ve made at least one cucumber salad. There are lots of ways to make this classic dish but, when many people think of cucumber salad, they’re probably thinking of this recipe. It’s a great place to start for a proper Eastern and Central European-style cucumber salad. Cucumbers and sweet onions glazed with a tart sour cream and dill dressing make for a refreshing accompaniment to any main.

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Ina Garten’s Creamy Cucumber Salad

If you can’t decide between sour cream or yogurt in your cucumber salad, Ina Garten is here to ask, “Why not both?” This simple yet luscious cucumber salad includes both yogurt and sour cream with a hint of champagne vinegar for extra tartness. Fresh dill keeps things traditional with its lemony aroma.

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Cucumber Salad

Ellie Krieger’s simple cucumber salad features a lot of the familiar elements, like dill and onions. However, it skips the sour cream, making this a much lighter take on a classic. As well, it makes a perfect side to rich and creamy dishes.

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Michael Symon’s Cucumber Salad

Chef Symon is practically a hometown hero in Cleveland, Ohio, where the local food scene is heavily influenced by its many Eastern European immigrants. As such, cucumber salads like this one are a mainstay on many Cleveland tables. This recipe keeps things simple with the trifecta of dill, onions and vinegar to enhance the combination of cucumbers and sour cream.

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