If you are Lebanese or eat a lot of Middle Eastern food then you probably have had some sort of Cucumber Salad. I have eaten many different variations of this salad, but this one from Cooking Light (with a few changes) is one of my favorites.
Cucumber Yogurt Salad is one of my favorite light salads. The yogurt dressing mixes parsley, dill and lemon to helps give it a nice flavor, keeping it healthy and refreshing. As with most salads this can be modified to your tastes!
Cucumber Yogurt Salad
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Middle Eastern/Lebanese
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 4-5
A light and healthy salad mixing cucumber, tomato, red onion and mint with a delicious lemon-dill yogurt dressing.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup of low-fat yogurt
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ black pepper
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ cup fresh mint, chopped
- 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced (you can peel first if you prefer)
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
Instructions
- Combine first 9 ingredients in blender or food processor and process until blended.
- Combine the fresh mint, cucumber, tomato and onion in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the yogurt mixture to the vegetable mixture and toss to coat.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate.
If you like this salad check out these other Middle Eastern Salads from other Food Bloggers:
Kalyn’s Kitchen: Middle Eastern Bean Salad with Parsley and Lemon
Closet Cooking: Quinoa Tabbouleh
A Muse in My Kitchen: Fattoush Salad
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I had cucumber yogurt salad for dinner last night. The best!! My son loves it too.
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl recently posted..Beef and Ricotta Meatballs
Great minds think alike!
My son loved this salad too–it helps to have the yogurt on there to add flavor to the vegetables.
This looks very refreshing! I need something like this after all the treats I ate for Christmas
megan @ whatmegansmaking recently posted..Homemade Pretzel Dogs
I know! I have been making a lot of smoothies, salads and soups since the holidays. I ate more this year than usual (not complaining) so now its time to reverse the damage!
That is one gorgeous salad!
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective recently posted..Duck Confit Salad
Oh thanks! It tastes wonderful too!
Beautiful and healthy salad !! Love the yogurt dressing
petit4chocolatier recently posted..Chocolate Cupcakes with Soft Blue Butter-Cream Icing with Little Chocolate Sprinkles
I love the yogurt dressing too. I plan to use it on other salads and maybe for dipping too!
I love light and refreshing salads like this one! Definitely a staple during the warming months =)
Peggy recently posted..Duck Breasts w/ Ginger Gastrique
I do too! I am always trying to come up with new salad options–I really liked this one!
This looks great. I often make a dressing from leftover tzatziki but I’m going to give your method a try next. Looks so good.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef recently posted..How to Peel a Kiwi Fruit
I love yogurt based dressings. I need to make them more often. I hope you enjoy this version.
This looks wonderful and refreshing!
Thanks!
It is..you would like it! Let me know if you try it out!
This looks so healthy and refreshing! I do love Middle Eastern Food! Thanks for sharing!
Chandra@The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen recently posted..Not So Fried Rice
It is really light and tastes great. I hope you get a chance to try it. Thanks for hosting.
I love this. This salad consist of vegetables that is what we called “cleansing food” I hope to have a plate on that for dinner.
I hope you like it!