Creamy Cucumber Salad

Print Pin

4.89 from 9 votes

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 117kcal

Author Stacey Little

Ingredients

3 to 4 Kirby pickling cucumbers
2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (divided)
1 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 small clove garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Instructions

Peel and thinly slice cucumbers. Sprinkle them with 2 teaspoons of kosher salt and place them in a colander in the sink. Allow the salt to draw out the excess moisture for about 30 minutes.
Make the dressing by combining, the sour cream, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, vinegar, sugar, garlic, and fresh dill and mix well.
Once the cucumbers have drained, shake off the excess moisture and combine them with the dressing in a large bowl. Refrigerate until serving.

Notes

I prefer using the Kirby or pickling cucumber for this recipe, but English cucumbers will work just fine. You'll need 2 large English cucumbers if you go that route.

This dish is best served fairy quickly after being made. Even though the salt draws out some moisture, the longer it sits, more moisture will be drawn out and can make the dressing watery.

Learn more about using salt to draw out excess moisture with this video.

Nutrition

* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste.

Loved this recipe?Scan the QR code to leave a review!

Making this recipe? Tag me on social media: @SouthernBite using the hashtag #SouthernBite so I can see what you're making!

Find this recipe at https://grid-stratum.live/creamy-cucumber-salad/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-14747":{"type":"food","name":"Creamy Cucumber Salad","slug":"wprm-creamy-cucumber-salad","image_url":"https:\/\/southernbite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Creamy-Cucumber-Salad-2.jpg","rating":{"count":9,"total":44,"average":4.89,"type":{"comment":8,"no_comment":0,"user":1},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"3 to 4","unit":"","name":"Kirby pickling cucumbers","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":10657,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3 to 4","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"2 1\/2","unit":"teaspoons","name":"kosher salt","notes":"divided","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":9253,"id":3080,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2 1\/2","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"sour cream","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":9250,"id":2629,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","name":"white vinegar","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":9271,"id":2566,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"sugar","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":9254,"id":2568,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"uid":5,"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"small clove garlic","notes":"minced","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":3727,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":6,"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"chopped fresh dill","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":9274,"id":3728,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}}],"originalServings":"5","originalServingsParsed":5,"currentServings":"5","currentServingsParsed":5,"currentServingsFormatted":"5","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"favorite":false,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"collection":{"servingsUnit":"","servingsUnitRaw":"","originalServings":"5","originalServingsParsed":5,"type":"recipe","recipeId":14747,"name":"Creamy Cucumber Salad","image":"https:\/\/southernbite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Creamy-Cucumber-Salad-2-320x320.jpg","servings":5,"parent_id":"10418","parent_url":"https:\/\/southernbite.com\/creamy-cucumber-salad\/","cachedAt":1780535027,"modifiedAt":1779892778}}}