Name: Creamy Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 pound thin-skinned cucumbers (English or Persian varieties work best); ½ of a sweet onion (preferably Vidalia); ½ cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon fresh or freeze-dried dill; ½ teaspoon Salt; ½ teaspoon Pepper

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This 10 minute creamy cucumber salad with sour cream and dill has only 5 main ingredients It’s perfectly crunchy and cooling. No cooking means no heating up the house on a summer evening!

A metal spoon stirring a bowl of cucumber dill salad.

I love making this creamy cucumber salad as a quick and easy veggie side. It’s easy as can be and goes well with anything grilled! This couldn’t be easier. All you need is a knife!

Ingredients

Cucumbers, onions, sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in glass bowls on a wooden counter.

Crunchy, thin-skinned cucumbers work best. You don’t need to peel or de-seed them. The long English cucumbers or the small Persian varieties are both perfect. Need help choosing a cucumber variety? Check out this guide!
Sweet onions bump up the flavor and add a little textural variety. Use Vidalia onions if you can find them. If not, a regular sweet onion will do.
An easy sour cream and dill dressing with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Fresh and freeze-dried dill both work well.

How to make creamy cucumber salad with sour cream and dill

Slice the cucumbers into rounds. Then, peel and thinly slice the onion.

Make a quick dressing with sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix in fresh dill or freeze dried dill and it’s ready to go. So easy and delicious!

Serve this immediately after making it. If it sits too long, the cucumbers start to release water.

Substitutions

You can use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream for a higher protein option.

How to serve creamy cucumber salad

This is the perfect summer side dish or a quick veggie-loaded snack!
Try it with a pesto chicken pressed sandwich.
I love serving this with freshly grilled entrees like grilled chicken.

Looking for other deli-style salads?

A bowl of cucumber, onion, sour cream, and dill salad.

Did you try this easy creamy cucumber salad? Let me know in the comments!