Kelly JensenThis Cucumber Salad with Mayo is a creamy refreshing side for a BBQ, summer cookout, or potluck dinner. Its sweet, savory, and tangy – and a total crowd pleasing side dish or appetizer.
This simple cucumber mayo salad recipe is a great way to use extra cucumbers from the garden or farmers market. A light and refreshing salad that is great any time of year.
Our garden cucumbers are always super productive all summer long – thanks to my husbands green thumb and our bees (love my pollinators)! This cucumber salad is a fantastic way to use up those garden cucumbers, and can be made with vegan mayo – see video below for the brand I use.
This creamy cucumber salad with mayo has been made time & time again in our household. I make it for summer cookouts when friends are over, or just as a weeknight recipe when I have extra cucumbers. The combination of the mayo, dill, cucumber, and onion is classic. It’s a great salad to serve with heavier fare.
This Cucumber Salad with Mayo Is:
- Bright
- Fresh
- Crunchy
- Sweet & Savory
- Creamy
- A Great Side Dish for Company
- Vegetarian
Grow Fresh Dill on Your Counter All Year Long
We got this great 6-Pod Aerogarden which is fantastic for growing herbs in the winter. We actually got it when we lived in a smaller apartment, but even now that we own an acreage we still use it year-round! I love growing herbs on my countertop like fresh basil, dill, mint, sage, thyme, parsley, and lemon balm. It uses LED lights and water, so no messy soil needed – you can have fresh herbs at your fingertips any time.
I love picking a few springs of parsley to chop on pastas, adding basil leaves to soups, and tossing some dill in with my pasta salads. This Aerogarden is a great gift for anyone who would like fresh herbs… no big kitchen or green thumb required!
What’s In This Creamy Cucumber Salad with Vinegar?
I cook with fresh produce from my garden and from Misfits Market– they sell fantastic fruit, vegetables, & pantry staples at a discounted price. We get Misfit boxes every other week and love picking out favorite produce for delivery. Get $10 off your first box here!
- Cucumbers, Onion, Fresh Dill
- Mayonnaise: I like to use this dairy free & gluten free mayo to keep this recipe plant-based, but you can use whatever mayo that you would normally use in recipes. If you don’t normally like mayo, try my dairy free recipe... it’s creamy but still plant based.
- Tellicherry Peppercorns: Like the salt, it’s amazing the flavor difference you can get with really good tellicherry black pepper. Amazon has a generic brand tellicherry peppercorn which is the same price is buying pre-ground, and has a million times more flavor… so I use these really great tellicherry peppercorns, which I would definitely recommend.
- Rice vinegar: I love this sweet & tangy rice vinegar, I always keep this seasoned vinegar stocked in my pantry for dressings and salads.
- Onion Powder: adds a delicious and savory flavor to this dish as well, and the onion powder pairs nicely with the raw onion in the salad.
- Granulated Sugar: I like this organic sugar for my recipes, I’d recommend Anthony’s organic sugar for cooking and baking.
A Make Ahead Cucumber Mayo Salad for Entertaining
This cucumber salad with mayonnaise recipe is fantastic to make ahead of time for a party, potluck, or gathering. Making this recipe in advance allows you to skip any cooking or prep on the day-of. This is a great recipe to entertain with, or bring to an event.
Chilling this recipe overnight in the fridge actually makes it taste better the next day. A crowd-pleaser that everyone is sure to love! Check out my other make ahead meals too.
How Do I Make Cucumber Salad with Mayo?
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl, and mix well to combine.
- Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt or pepper as desired.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
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Cucumber Salad with Mayo
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl, and mix well to combine.
- Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt or pepper as desired.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
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Cucumbers are a great addition to any meal especially making this recipe which is everything I have on hand. It cost effective and delicious