Here’s a cool, refreshing Sour Cream Cucumber Salad — creamy, tangy, and perfect as a side dish for summer meals, BBQs, or anything hearty!
🥒✨ Sour Cream Cucumber Salad
Ingredients (Serves 4–6)
- 2 large cucumbers (or 4 small), thinly sliced
- ½ small red onion, very thinly sliced (optional)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped (or 1 tsp dried dill)
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp sugar (optional but balances flavor)
- Salt & pepper, to taste
🥣 Instructions
1. Prep the cucumbers
- Peel if desired.
- Slice thinly (a mandoline works great).
- If you want a less watery salad:
- Sprinkle slices with ½ tsp salt
- Let sit in a colander 10–15 minutes
- Pat dry
2. Make the creamy dressing
In a bowl, whisk together:
- sour cream
- vinegar or lemon juice
- dill
- garlic powder
- sugar (optional)
- salt & pepper
3. Combine
- Add cucumbers (and onions if using).
- Toss gently until well-coated.
4. Chill & serve
- Chill 20–30 minutes for best flavor.
- Serve cold.
⭐ Tips & Variations
Extra Creamy
Add 2–3 tbsp mayonnaise or Greek yogurt.
More Tangy
Add an extra splash of vinegar or lemon.
Herb Boost
Add fresh chives or parsley.
Hungarian Style
Add 1 tsp paprika to the dressing.
Low-Cal Version
Use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
🥒 Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad
🌿 German Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat)
🍋 Lemon-Dill Cucumber Salad
🥗 Cucumber Tomato Onion Salad
