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  4. 30 Light and Healthy Cucumber Salad Recipes

30 Light and Healthy Cucumber Salad Recipes

By MyRecipes Updated April 17, 2019
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Cucumber Salad with Spicy Tahini Dressing
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Take the humble cucumber to new heights with stunning salads. These recipes make for great side dishes at your cookout or easy lunches to pack for a beach day, providing just the cooling crunch your summer meals need. You'll crave the green veg more than you ever have before.

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Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad

Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Toni Brogan

Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad Recipe

Cucumbers add a welcome crunch to this refreshing summer salad of cubed watermelon, fresh herbs, and crumbled feta cheese. You can replace the fresh mint with basil if you prefer, or use a combination of both herbs. A personal-sized seedless watermelon is just the right size for this salad, but you can also use pre-cut melon or a portion of a larger watermelon. Be sure to dress the salad right before serving it to prevent the melon and cucumbers from watering down the vinaigrette

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Shaved Cucumber Salad with Pickled Blackberries

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Credit: Photographer: Helen Norman; Prop Styling: Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns

Shaved Cucumber Salad with Pickled Blackberries Recipe

This dish is inspired by a basket of onions, blackberries, cucumbers, and mint that showed up at the kitchen of The Dogwood restaurant at Blackberry Farm. Soak the onions in salted water and ice to crisp them up and mellow them out.

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

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Credit: Greg Dupree; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe

Toss cucumber, tomato, and feta cheese with fresh herbs to make this simple, 15-minute salad.

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Cucumber-Fennel Salad

Cucumber-Fennel Salad
Credit: Caitlin Bensel

Cucumber-Fennel Salad Recipe

Any cucumber will do in this salad, but we love the thin-skinned English variety—no peeling or seeding is required.

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Crushed Cucumber Salad

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Crushed Cucumber Salad Recipe

Perfect as a side for an outdoor barbecue, this recipe combines six flavorful ingredients to make cucumbers shine on your summer plate.

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Chicken and Cucumber Salad With Parsley Pesto

Chicken and Cucumber Salad With Parsley Pesto
Credit: Caitlin Bensel

Chicken and Cucumber Salad With Parsley Pesto Recipe

This hearty supper salad is a lean-protein powerhouse thanks to chicken, chickpeas, and edamame; the parsley pesto delivers bone-boosting vitamin K. Pick up frozen shelled edamame to make this meal extra speedy.

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Shaved Honeydew-and-Cucumber Salad

Shaved Honeydew-and-Cucumber Salad
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Shaved Honeydew-and-Cucumber Salad Recipe

Sweet honeydew and crisp cucumber make a perfect pair in this bright summer side. Use the remaining honeydew melon for smoothies, or try blending it with cucumber, mint, onion, and a seeded jalapeño for a green gazpacho.

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Spicy Tomato-Cucumber Salad

Spicy Tomato-Cucumber Salad
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Spicy Tomato-Cucumber Salad Recipe

This elegantly simple salad is summer in a bowl. Sunshine-yellow and ruby-red wedges of juicy tomato anchor this dish with a hefty dose of lycopene, a heart-helping, cancer-fighting antioxidant. Cucumber and bell pepper bring their crunch to the party, while lemon and chile keep things lively with heat and zing. Remember—summer tomatoes are extra juicy, so plan to serve this salad soon after making it for the most concentrated flavor.

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Sesame Shrimp with Smashed Cucumber Salad

Sesame Shrimp with Smashed Cucumber Salad
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Sesame Shrimp with Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe

A chilled cucumber salad pairs perfectly with this simple shrimp. Gently smashing fresh cucumber slices helps them absorb more vinaigrette, almost as if they've been marinating overnight. Serve over hot cooked brown rice for a full feast.

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Dilly Cucumber Salad with Yogurt

Dilly Cucumber Salad with Yogurt

Dilly Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Recipe

We give the classic cucumber, tomato, and red onion combo a hit of grassy dill for more vibrance.

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Sesame, Tomato, and Cucumber Salad

Sesame, Tomato, and Cucumber Salad
Credit: Alison Miksch; Styling: Heather Chadduck

Sesame, Tomato, and Cucumber Salad Recipe

Serve a slice of summer with a tomato and cucumber salad. The vinaigrette is made with savory, umami soy sauce, but before serving, sprinkle a pinch of flaky sea salt to add texture to the fresh tomatoes.

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Asian Cucumber Salad

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Asian Cucumber Salad Recipe

This cucumber salad is everything you want from a side dish at your cookout—it's simple, refreshing, and the perfect, cooling accompaniment for anything that's on the spicier side. Try it with our Korean Barbecue Spatchcock Chicken with Shishitos and Scallions for a well-rounded, all-around awesome weeknight dinner.

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Cucumber, Carrot, and Orange Salad

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Cucumber, Carrot, and Orange Salad Recipe

To get wide, even strips from all sides, slightly rotate the cucumber and carrot after you remove each ribbon with a vegetable peeler. Thinly slice the slender cores and add to the salad for more crunch. Pair this salad with our Grilled Chicken with Satay Sauce.

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Smashed Cucumber Salad

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Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Heather Hadduck Hillegas

Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe

Add flavor and punch to a simple cucumber salad with Sambal Oelek, a fiery chili paste found on the Asian foods aisle. Combined with nutty sesame oil and fresh green onions, this easy veggie salad is light and refreshing, yet packs a spicy, unexpected kick. Let it stand to allow the flavors to meld before eating.

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Yakitori Chicken Paillard with Cucumber Avocado Salad

Yakitori Chicken Paillard with Cucumber Avocado Salad
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Yakitori Chicken Paillard with Cucumber Avocado Salad Recipe

The Japanese dish, chicken yakitori, is traditionally made on skewers, but grilling thin chicken breasts instead makes them more weeknight-friendly. The flavors balance the sweet and crunchy cucumber salad.

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Quick-Pickled Cucumber Salad

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Quick-Pickled Cucumber Salad Recipe

Simple ingredients like rice vinegar, sugar and salt are the keys to this quick brine.

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Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Tomato and Cucumber Salad
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Tomato and Cucumber Salad Recipe

A sweet peach dressing amps up the summery flavors in this simple salad. Drizzle it over juicy heirloom tomatoes and fresh English cucumbers.

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Cheesy Beef Patties with Tomato-Cucumber Salad

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Cheesy Beef Patties with Tomato-Cucumber Salad Recipe

This deconstructed take on a cheeseburger puts some of the season's best and most abundant produce in the spotlight with a simple, dilly tomato-cuke salad.

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Greek Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Farro

Greek Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Farro
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Greek Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Farro Recipe

Whole-grain farro bulks up this hearty Mediterranean salad. If you like the crunch of fresh red onion but not the full pungency, give the slices a 30-second dip in ice water to tame the flavor; drain and toss in the salad.

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Tahini-Marinated Chicken Thighs with Cucumber-and-Tomato Salad

Tahini-Marinated Chicken Thighs with Cucumber-and-Tomato Salad

Tahini-Marinated Chicken Thighs with Cucumber-and-Tomato Salad Recipe

Adding tahini to the marinade makes the chicken buttery tender without an overwhelming amount of sesame flavor in the finished dish. It also helps the chicken to char nicely on the grill. A simple chopped salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, and lemon juice makes for a cool contrast.

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Crunchy Cucumber, Feta, and Almond Salad

Crunchy Cucumber, Feta, and Almond Salad

Crunchy Cucumber, Feta, and Almond Salad Recipe

Crunchy and crisp vegetables taste as vibrant and fresh as they look. Fewer ingredients let you enjoy every kind of crunch, from crisp romaine to crunchy almonds, without overwhelming the palate.

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Cucumber, Onion, and Tomato Salad

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Cucumber, Onion, and Tomato Salad Recipe

This simple, refreshing combo will never go out of style. Soaking the sliced red onion in cold water mellows its pungent bite.

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Baby Bok Choy and Cucumber Salad

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Baby Bok Choy and Cucumber Salad Recipe

Bok choy and cucumbers are an unexpected but delicious pair. Thinly slice the bok choy stalks and leaves for a salad that's full of color and texture. You can also use larger bok choy, but save the wide, fibrous ends of the stalks for a dish where they'll be cooked.

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Shaved Carrot, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad

Shaved Carrot Cucumber and Sweet Onion Salad
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Shaved Carrot, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad Recipe

A five-minute soak in the vinaigrette softens the carrots slightly and removes a bit of the pungent bite from the onion. Thinly sliced cucumbers keep the texture even.

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Tomato, Cucumber, and Basil Salad

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Tomato, Cucumber, and Basil Salad Recipe

The combination of cherry, teardrop-shaped, and heirloom tomatoes bring a variety of colors and shapes to the bowl. You can cut up the vegetables a little ahead of time, but dress them fairly close to serving or they'll get soupy.

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Cucumber and Pea Salad with Mint and Feta

Cucumber and Pea Salad with Mint and Feta
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Cucumber and Pea Salad with Mint and Feta Recipe

Creamy feta cheese, avocado, and fresh peas contrast beautifully with crunchy bites of cucumber and radish in this minty salad.

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Short Ribs with Cucumber and Orange Salad

Short Ribs with Cucumber and Orange Salad
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Short Ribs with Cucumber and Orange Salad Recipe

Short ribs are typically braised, but they also hold up beautifully over low heat on the grill. The surprise star of this dish: the lightly charred orange, peel and all. It's fragrant, fruity, and removed of most of its bitterness.

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Pepper, Cucumber, and Chickpea Salad

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Pepper, Cucumber, and Chickpea Salad Recipe

A bright cumin and lemon dressing works well with any thin-skinned pepper. Try a rainbow of them, or focus on one palette, like yellow-orange for a more dramatic presentation. To turn the salad into dinner, add hard-cooked eggs and thin strips of salami.

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Shaved Cucumber Greek Salad

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Shaved Cucumber Greek Salad Recipe

Easy to make and absolutely stunning to look at, this fresh riff on a Greek salad offers beautiful flavor combinations. Mild Castelvetrano olives are meaty and buttery, green tomatoes are bright and acidic, green onions are pungent and savory, and feta cheese is creamy and salty. We love the subtlety of Champagne vinegar, but you can substitute white wine vinegar if you don’t have it. Likewise with green peppercorns—they offer a different sort of peppery kick and stick with our color palette, but black peppercorns would be just as delicious.

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Cucumber Salad with Spicy Tahini Dressing

Cucumber Salad with Spicy Tahini Dressing
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Cucumber Salad with Spicy Tahini Dressing Recipe

This simple veggie side salad incorporates the rich nutty flavor of tahini with toasted sesame oil, fish sauce, and fresh herbs for a flavor-packed dish. Serve it at a summer picnic or cookout, toss it into a bowl of greens for a heartier bite, or top it with a cooling dollop of Greek yogurt for added tang. Make a double (or triple) batch of the spicy tahini dressing and use it to amp up other dishes throughout the week.

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    1 of 30 Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad
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    5 of 30 Crushed Cucumber Salad
    6 of 30 Chicken and Cucumber Salad With Parsley Pesto
    7 of 30 Shaved Honeydew-and-Cucumber Salad
    8 of 30 Spicy Tomato-Cucumber Salad
    9 of 30 Sesame Shrimp with Smashed Cucumber Salad
    10 of 30 Dilly Cucumber Salad with Yogurt
    11 of 30 Sesame, Tomato, and Cucumber Salad
    12 of 30 Asian Cucumber Salad
    13 of 30 Cucumber, Carrot, and Orange Salad
    14 of 30 Smashed Cucumber Salad
    15 of 30 Yakitori Chicken Paillard with Cucumber Avocado Salad
    16 of 30 Quick-Pickled Cucumber Salad
    17 of 30 Tomato and Cucumber Salad
    18 of 30 Cheesy Beef Patties with Tomato-Cucumber Salad
    19 of 30 Greek Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Farro
    20 of 30 Tahini-Marinated Chicken Thighs with Cucumber-and-Tomato Salad
    21 of 30 Crunchy Cucumber, Feta, and Almond Salad
    22 of 30 Cucumber, Onion, and Tomato Salad
    23 of 30 Baby Bok Choy and Cucumber Salad
    24 of 30 Shaved Carrot, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad
    25 of 30 Tomato, Cucumber, and Basil Salad
    26 of 30 Cucumber and Pea Salad with Mint and Feta
    27 of 30 Short Ribs with Cucumber and Orange Salad
    28 of 30 Pepper, Cucumber, and Chickpea Salad
    29 of 30 Shaved Cucumber Greek Salad
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