If you’re looking for a refreshing and easy-to-make salad that adds a burst of flavor to your meal, this Crisp Cucumber Salad just what you need. With crisp cucumbers, peppers, and carrots combined with a tangy, slightly sweet dressing, it’s the perfect side dish to complement any main course.
Are you stuck in a salad rut and looking for a new twist to spice things up? I get it—dinner never feels complete without a side of veggies, but after spending time on the main course, the last thing I want is a complicated salad. That’s where this Crisp Cucumber Salad comes in. It’s fresh, easy to make, and delivers the perfect balance of crunch and flavor without a ton of effort.
This salad is so easy to put together but has a unique combination of flavors, even though the ingredients are all very basic and you can find them in any store pretty much year round. The vegetables are all so crisp - the cucumbers, peppers and carrot and the dressing gives the salad a slightly sweet and a little bit tangy flavor. The cilantro is amazing in this salad, if you love cilantro like I do. If you don't, parsley will still give it lots of fresh flavor. It's colorful, beautiful and will be great for simple family meals or even your next dinner party.
Ingredients
4 medium cucumbers, sliced
2 small sweet peppers (or half of a bell pepper), julienned
1 carrot, thinly julienned
1 small shallot, thinly sliced
2 green onions, sliced
fresh cilantro (or parsley), to taste, chopped
salt, ground black pepper, to taste
½ - 1 teaspoon sugar
½ - 1 Tablespoon white vinegar (you can also use apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, etc)
2-3 Tablespoon sunflower oil (or any other oil you prefer)
How To Make Crisp Cucumber Salad
Cut all the vegetables and herbs and toss them together.
Season with salt, ground black pepper and sugar. Pour in the vinegar and oil and mix the salad until it's evenly distributed.
Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for a few hours. This salad is best served the same day.
Crisp Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 4 medium cucumbers sliced
- 2 small sweet peppers or half of a bell pepper, julienned
- 1 carrot thinly julienned
- 1 small shallot thinly sliced
- 2 green onions sliced
- fresh cilantro or parsley, to taste, chopped
- salt ground black pepper, to taste
- ½ - 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ - 1 Tablespoon white vinegar you can also use apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, etc
- 2-3 Tablespoon sunflower oil or any other oil you prefer
Instructions
- Cut all the vegetables and herbs and toss them together.
- Season with salt, ground black pepper and sugar.
- Pour in the vinegar and oil and mix the salad until it's evenly distributed.
- Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for a few hours. This salad is best served the same day.
Hi Olga, I am looking forward to trying this recipe next week, I am making it for friends. We live in New Zealand and each week our two families get together to share a feast we have made from a different part of the world - next week it is Russia! Our children are learning facts, language and history about each country to share, too. We are also going to have Blini, Plov Chicken, and something Russian for dessert. Does this dish have a Russian name?
Many thanks, Chrissie
Mmmmm yummmm delish another really cool and might I add colorful salad love veggies so very healthy and also such a variety of colors gotta make this for purim which means lots in Hebrew looks very simple easy and really way creative love cucumbers definitely Russian all the way babe
I love all the colors in this salad too:).
This looks great - can't wait to make it! And while I'm writing, I might as well mention just how much I love your blog. I discovered it a few months ago, and it's become one of my favorites. I don't know how you manage to make this little web space of yours feel so cozy and welcoming, but I know it's not easily done, so bravo to you for managing so well! Thank you thank you thank you for consistently providing your readers with delicious recipes, encouraging glimpses into your unwavering faith (so inspiring for this Jewish gal!), heartwarming anecdotes of your home life and family, and the motivation to rise above any challenge. Hope you get to keep doing this for a long time - I know I'll keep reading 🙂
You got me all choked up, Leah. Thank you so much for such a sweet comment. I'm so touched that my blog is helpful for you. I really appreciate your kind words.
Just made the salad as a snack, and oh boy is it delicious!!
Love it!
I'm so happy to hear that, Dina. Thank you for taking the time to write.
Yummy salad. Please don't say Belorussian. The country is Belarus, so you would be a Belarusian girl.
Good catch:). Auto correct can be annoying sometimes.
Thank you for sharing anything with vegetables especially cucumbers! For a while already my body does not accept much food besides veggies and fruits. I am so glad to find new recepies that I can eat and share with my baby boy😊 His obsessed with cucumbers he always says since his one "ogyrchik!"
My son loves cucumbers too:).
I hope you enjoy this salad, Inessa.