Cucumber Salad

How Is Cucumber Salad Made?

Our cucumber salad recipe uses only 5 ingredients—including the cucumbers!

Slice Them Up: The cucumbers are sliced thinly to soak up the maximum flavor the can from the dressing.

Make a Simple Vinaigrette: A light cucumber salad dressing is made with the perfect proportions of white vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.

Marinate for Flavor: The cucumbers hang out in the dressing in the refrigerator to soak up all that tangy-sweet flavor, that means it’s a great make-ahead recipe to take the heat off dinner prep! Follow the step-by-step directions below for all the exact measurements. Thoroughly tested by professionals, you can count on the easy-to-follow instructions and the well-blended flavors of this salad.

Dive In: Anyone can make it, and everyone will enjoy it! Be sure to add this to your go-to list of summer favorites. Can’t wait for the cukes to marinate? Trust us, we understand! Mix it up while you prepare the rest of your meal, tossing it occasionally, giving it one more toss right before serving. The cucumbers will be a little crunchier and they will not have taken on as much flavor as when they are marinated, but it will be still totally delicious.

What Should I Serve with Cucumber Salad?

With Your Favorite Grilled Dinner: Any time you’re going to fire up the grill, make this cucumber salad. It literally goes so well with any grilled meats—burgers, brats, hot dogs, chicken, pork chops, shrimp, or salmon.

With Our Fav Dinner Recipes: There are so many endless ways to enjoy Try it with our teriyaki chicken or grilled salmon.
As a Garnish: Better yet, put some ON the grilled salmon, a salmon burger or tuna sandwich, for a unique garnish/salad that adds color and crunch! Spoon some on a pulled pork or Cuban sandwich or add some onto a grilled burger with cheese and your favorite condiments.

Make a Cucumber Salad Bed: Serve your favorite tuna or pasta salad on a bed of the easy cucumber salad, making it heartier and more special without extra work. (And what a yummy way to get in more veggies!)

Add it To a Board: offer it on an appetizer or snack board. It will be a welcome and refreshing alternative to other heavier nibbles.

How Do You Store Cucumber Salad?

3 hours of marinating is all that the cucumbers need to soak up all the flavor of the cucumber salad dressing; after that, they won’t take on any more flavor. If you have any leftover salad, be sure to drain any remaining dressing before storing the cucumbers, so that the dressing does not continue to soften the cucumbers. Place the salad in a food storage container with a tight-fitting lid or wrap a bowl of it tightly with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. The cucumbers will be a little softer than when first served, but they will still be packed with flavor! Take leftovers as a nice side to your brown bag sandwich for lunch the next day!