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Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad

February 6, 2018

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Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish for brunch, lunch, or dinner meals. It is vegetarian and full of robust tangy flavor in an easy recipe. #cucumber #salad #cilantro #lime #vegetaianrecipe #sidedish #vegetables #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes
I LOVE this Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad! It’s so full of tangy delicious flavor! Julie Hoag

Looking for a delicious salad full of flavor? This recipe is one of my favorite salad recipes I’ve created. This Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is full of robust tangy flavor and lots of healthy cucumbers. It works great for a side dish for a meal at home or for parties and groups. The dressing for this salad is a recipe I initially developed for a lettuce salad, and then one day I used it for a cucumber salad and absolutely loved it!

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I love the tangy flavor of these ingredients mixed with a creaminess of the dressing and crispness of the cukes. This is seriously so good  and a total crowd-pleaser salad. It’s easy to make and uses common, easy to find ingredients. There isn’t a lot of color to this salad, but don’t let that fool you….it’s jam packed with robust tanginess!

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Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad so robust in flavor! 

 

 

 

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Ingredients for Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad

I hope you try this recipe, you will love it! The ingredients to make it include:

  • olive oil
  • minced garlic
  • half and half creamer
  • fresh squeezed lime juice (juice from about 1 small lime or 3/4 of a larger lime)
  • apple cider vinegar
  • ground red pepper, cayenne
  • fresh cilantro leaves, no stems
  • olive oil mayonnaise
  • skim milk
  • sugar
  • cucumbers
  • onion

And that’s it! These are ordinary ingredients easily found in most grocery stores in the United States. I’m not sure about other countries, but these are common ingredients in our stores here in the United States. I hope you have access to these ingredients wherever you live so you can enjoy this yummy cucumber salad as well:)

It takes me about 45 minutes to prepare this salad, sometimes an hour if I have to stop and help my kids with something. It lasts very well in the fridge for a few days I’ve found. This salad is yummy alongside a sandwich or meat entree. I find it’s a refreshing tangy salad for anytime of year, however, I especially love it in the late summer when I can use fresh cucumbers from my own garden or local farmers. It paris wells with an Easter brunch meal too.

Recipe note:

I like to keep the minced garlic divided where a portion goes into the salad dressing and the remainder goes into the salad prep. Preparing the recipe in this way creates smaller pieces and larger pieces of minced garlic because the dressing is blended while the minced garlic for the salad building is not blended.

 

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Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad vegetable side dish recipe. Pin me:)

 

 

Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish for brunch, lunch, or dinner meals. It is vegetarian and full of robust tangy flavor in an easy recipe. #cucumber #salad #cilantro #lime #vegetaianrecipe #sidedish #vegetables #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes
Crisp cucumbers, tangy lime….so good! Photo credit: Julie Hoag

 

 

Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish for brunch, lunch, or dinner meals. It is vegetarian and full of robust tangy flavor in an easy recipe. #cucumber #salad #cilantro #lime #vegetaianrecipe #sidedish #vegetables #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes
Tangy goodness! Healthy cukes!

 

Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish for brunch, lunch, or dinner meals. It is vegetarian and full of robust tangy flavor in an easy recipe. #cucumber #salad #cilantro #lime #vegetaianrecipe #sidedish #vegetables #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes

 

 

Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish for brunch, lunch, or dinner meals. It is vegetarian and full of robust tangy flavor in an easy recipe. #cucumber #salad #cilantro #lime #vegetaianrecipe #sidedish #vegetables #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes
THIS….this salad! Guys, it’s so delish! 

When to Make This Salad

As I mentioned above, this salad lasts for several days in the fridge so I enjoy making it for my own family even if it takes several days to finish it off. I really love bringing it for parties and groups because people love it so much. It is perfect for a holiday meal such as Easter as well when everyone loves to have salads. This Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is also delicious for brunches or lunchtime.

 

Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish for brunch, lunch, or dinner meals. It is vegetarian and full of robust tangy flavor in an easy recipe. #cucumber #salad #cilantro #lime #vegetaianrecipe #sidedish #vegetables #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes
I took this picture when it was warmer out in the fall:) Love this salad anytime of year! 

I hope you enjoy this recipe! If you like this recipe, you also might enjoy making the salad dressing for lettuce salads, see this post for the dressing recipe: Tangy Homemade Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing

 

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Related post: Veggie Bean Alfredo Casserole….so yum and packed with vegetables!

 

Veggie Bean Alfredo Casserole #comfortfood #vegetarian #vegetariancomfortfood #vegetarianrecipe #vegetablesidedish #veggies #casserole
Veggie Bean Alfredo Casserole….yummy for Thanksgiving or anytime you are craving comfort food (with lots of veggies!!) Photo credit: Julie Hoag

I hope you enjoy this salad! Eat well and enjoy life!

 

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Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is a perfect side dish for brunch, lunch, or dinner meals. It is vegetarian and full of robust tangy flavor in an easy recipe. #cucumber #salad #cilantro #lime #vegetaianrecipe #sidedish #vegetables #healthyrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipes

Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad

Looking for a delicious salad full of flavor? This recipe is one of my favorite salad recipes I've created. This Tangy Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad is full of robust tangy flavor and lots of healthy cucumbers. It works great for a side dish for a meal at home or for parties and groups. The dressing for this salad is a recipe I initially developed for a lettuce salad, and then one day I used it for a cucumber salad and absolutely loved it! This side dish vegetable salad is delicious and pairs well with sandwiches or any entree. Perfect any time of the year, but extra good for holidays such as Easter or end of summer when all the fresh cucumbers are ripe.
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Prep Time 45 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 teaspoons garlic minced, divided into 1 tsp. for dressing, 2 tsp. for when building salad
  • 5 Tablespoons half and half creamer
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons lime juice, fresh squeezed juice from one small lime or 3/4 a larger lime, squeeze wedges and measure it out
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper, cayenne
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons cilantro, fresh leaves fresh cilantro leaves, chopped, about 1 mounded Tbsp.
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise olive oil mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoon skim milk
  • 3 teaspoons sugar
  • 10 cucumbers peeled and sliced, cut slices into halves or quarters
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced

Instructions
 

  • Prepare dressing by adding 1/4 c. olive oil, 1 tsp. minced garlic, 5 Tbsp. half and half creamer, 1 1/2 Tbsp. fresh squeezed lime juice, 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar, 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper, 1 1/2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro leaves (about 1 mounded Tbsp.), 1/2 c. olive oil mayonnaise, 1 Tbsp. skim milk, and 3 tsp. sugar to a bowl. Blend with a hand blender for about a minute. This makes about 1 2/3 c. dressing.
  • Peel and slice all 10 cucumbers and cut slices in half or in quarters depending on size of cucumbers. Place in a large bowl.
  • Chop up the onion for 1/2 c. diced onion and add it to the cucumbers.
  • Add 2 tsp. minced garlic to the cut cucumbers and onion. Stir veggies.
  • Pour dressing all of the dressing over the cucumber/onion/garlic mixture. Stir well to coat. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.
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  1. Lauren @ Grace and Granola says

    February 7, 2018 at 6:13 am

    I love cucumbers; so I will definitely need to try this!

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 8, 2018 at 9:38 am

      It’s so good! I hope you enjoy! Thanks:)

      Reply
  2. Evelyn, PathofPresence says

    February 7, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    Well Julie, this cucumber salad is making my mouth water. The ingredients look awesome and looks like I have every single one of the ingredients in my reach. I love cucumber any time!! Will give this delectable recipe a try ??? Thanks for your unyielding dedication ???

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 8, 2018 at 9:39 am

      I hope you enjoy it! Yes, it’s made with common easy to find ingredients which is usually my goal when creating recipes:) Thanks and I hope you love it!!

      Reply
  3. Theresa says

    February 7, 2018 at 8:26 pm

    I love cilantro dressing. To have cucumbers marinade in this sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 8, 2018 at 9:40 am

      It’s super yummy! I hope you enjoy:) Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth o says

    February 8, 2018 at 7:52 am

    This is cucumber season and I’ve been eating quite a lot of it in my salads. I like the idea of making a dressing just for it. It looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 8, 2018 at 9:40 am

      Ah! Love cucumbers in season! I hope you enjoy it! It’s so delicious! Thanks:)

      Reply
  5. Kim @ Berly's Kitchen says

    February 8, 2018 at 5:09 pm

    Cucumber salads are a popular side dish at our house. We usually make them with ranch dressing and tomatoes, so your recipe with cilantro and lime would be a nice change of pace. Sounds so light and tangy!

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 9, 2018 at 12:19 am

      I love ranch and tomatoes too:) I hope you and your family enjoy my recipe. Thanks:)

      Reply
  6. Lesly says

    February 8, 2018 at 7:07 pm

    You’re making my mouth water! Anything tangy sounds amazing right now. Simple to through together and like you said – great for an Easter brunch, which is coming up fast!

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 9, 2018 at 12:20 am

      Exactly! Thanks so much and I hope you enjoy it:)

      Reply
  7. Carmela says

    February 9, 2018 at 7:03 am

    This looks delicious and so healthy! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 11, 2018 at 10:37 pm

      Yes! It’s super good, I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  8. Justine @ Little Dove says

    February 11, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    I’ve never had something like this but it sounds really yummy and refreshing!

    Reply
    • Julie Hoag says

      February 11, 2018 at 10:35 pm

      It’s SO good! I hope youenjoy it! thanks:)

      Reply

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