Summer comes with a variety of vegetables that bring deliciousness to our meals! While in the fruit kingdom, summer is all about enjoying mangoes and watermelons, when it comes to vegetables, all we can think of are cucumbers! Fresh and juicy cucumbers are one of the most beloved summer vegetables in our households! We can’t help but enjoy cucumbers with our sabzi-roti, in our raitas or just it. This low-calorie vegetable is known to have a high water content, which helps hydrate the body from the inside while keeping us full for a long time! If your fridge is full of cucumbers like ours, we recommend using them to make a cool summer salad!
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Here are 5 cucumber salad recipes for a healthy meal
1. Sweet Cucumber Salad
This viral salad has captured hearts on the internet! The creamy cucumber salad recipe is quite easy to make and requires only a few simple ingredients. The cucumbers and onions are topped with a creamy sauce made of sour cream, red vinegar, garlic powder and a little sugar.
Click here for the full recipe for Creamy Cucumber Salad.
2. Tomato and cucumber salad
Another easy salad to make, this recipe calls for a combination of chopped fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and mint. The chilled salad was rich, flavorful, and had a light but very tasty sauce. You can prepare it in just 15-20 minutes.
Click here for the full recipe for Tomato and Cucumber Salad.
3. Cucumber and peanut salad
Also known as ‘Kakdi Chi Kochimbri’, this Maharashtrian salad is unique compared to other cucumber salads! The reason behind its uniqueness is that this recipe calls for a delicious tadka of mustard seeds, hing, and green chilies.
Click here for the full recipe for Cucumber and Peanut Salad.
4.Paneer And Kheera Salad
This salad combines fresh cheese, high in protein, with cucumber, a low-calorie food. This nutritious salad is all about a mixture of diverse flavors with plenty of nutrients. It also has the crispiness of an onion!
Click here for the full recipe for Paneer And Kheera Salad.
5. Spicy Cucumber Salad
This spicy and crunchy cucumber salad is the perfect dish to make when you don’t have much time to prepare a full salad. Mix soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and sesame seeds with other powdered seasonings and then add the cucumbers.
Click here for the full recipe for Spicy Cucumber Salad.
Try these cucumber salads and let us know which one you like in the comments section below.
