Easy Creamy Cucumber Salad

Confession: Tzatziki sauce may not be "Southern", but creamy cucumber salads are! Sour cream is typically used in a classic cucumber salad instead of this Greek yogurt-based sauce.

So, it's easy to trade out sour cream in a homemade sauce (I give you a recipe further down) but you'll have to locate fresh dill and mince fresh garlic.

You could call this a more "healthy" creamy cucumber salad because of the health benefits of Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt has more protein and less sugar than regular yogurt and less fat than sour cream.

One-third cup of this quick and easy side salad is about 20 calories and fits into the keto diet plan!

Some of my other favorite summer Southern salads are Corn, Avocado, Tomato Salad, Shortcut Broccoli Cauliflower Salad, and Easy Southern Macaroni Salad.

Shortcuts

• Only 2 ingredients!
• Fresh dill is not always readily available so it's conveniently already included in store-bought Taziki sauce.
• Minced fresh garlic is already in the Taziki sauce.
• English cucumbers (also called burpless) do not have to be peeled OR seeded.

Ingredients

Scroll down to printable recipe for ingredient quantities.

Tip: If you think the Greek yogurt in Tzatziki sauce is a bit tart, just stir in a teaspoon of sugar.

What is in Tzatziki sauce?

Tzatziki sauce (pronounced tuh-zee'-ki) is a Mediterranean-style creamy sauce, usually made with Greek yogurt, minced cucumber, garlic and fresh dill.

How to make this easy creamy cucumber salad

Scroll down to the bottom for the printable recipe with detailed instructions.

• Thinly slice the cucumber with a chef's knife or a mandolin slicer.

Tip: You can adjust a mandolin slicer to evenly cut every slice the same thickness.

• Gently stir together the Tzatziki sauce and cucumbers and serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.

That's it!

An easy, crispy, crunchy cucumber salad recipe in less than 10 minutes. Boom!

Substitutions & Variations

• Sour cream and onion dip - Substitute this store-bought dip for the Tzatziki sauce
• Use pickling or salad cucumbers- I recommend peeling both of these cucumbers and seeding the larger salad cucumber.
• Chopped Cucumber Salad- Who says you have to slice the cucumbers? Chop or cube them if you prefer a chunky cucumber salad.
• Creamy Cucumber Onion Salad- Stir in thinly sliced red or sweet onion
• Chickpea and Cucumber Salad- It's as easy as stirring in a cup of canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans).
• Carrot and Cucumber Salad- Stir in some thinly sliced cucumbers or for a shortcut, just buy the matchstick-cut carrots.
• Other tasty add-ins would be grape tomatoes, radishes, and avocado.

Helpful Information

What to serve with creamy cucumber salad

• Serve this cucumber salad alongside fried chicken, grilled salmon, or even Air Fryer Meat Loaf with Tangy Sauce.
• I love the crunch this salad adds to sandwiches and chicken wraps.
• Serve with frozen, cooked meatballs in pita bread as a shortcut Gyro sandwich.

How to store a cool cucumber salad

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Nutrition analysis on GritsAndGouda.com recipes are mostly calculated on an online nutrition calculator. I am not a dietitian and nutritional information is an estimate and can vary based on products used.