Creamy Cucumber Salad

By Dawn Perry

Updated June 11, 2024

Creamy Cucumber Salad
Dane Tashima for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.
Total Time
10 minutes
Rating
4(631)
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Use any mix of cucumbers you like for this tangy salad. If using slicing cucumbers — the slightly thicker ones you’ll find with seeds and sometimes waxier-seeming skins — you might want to peel them first and remove the seeds, which can dilute the dressing. To seed, simply halve the cucumbers lengthwise and use a teaspoon to gently scrape out the seeds. Feel free to play around with shapes, too. Slicing the cucumbers into rounds is easy enough, but half moons or other bite-size pieces are also welcome.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • ¼cup buttermilk 
  • 3tablespoons whole-milk plain or Greek yogurt 
  • 3tablespoons lemon juice 
  • 1½tablespoons poppy seeds
  • ½teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal), plus more to taste 
  • ¼teaspoon black pepper
  • 1½pounds cucumbers, thinly sliced 
  • 4scallions, green and white parts, thinly sliced 
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

68 calories; 2 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 10 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 5 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 271 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, yogurt, lemon juice, poppy seeds, salt and pepper.

  2. Step 2

    Add cucumbers and scallions and toss to combine. Salad can be made up to 4 hours ahead. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Amy

For future cooking—I recently learned you can buy dry buttermilk powder and it has been a game changer. No more going to the store to buy a half gallon when I need 2 tbsp. You hydrate it with water when needed.

KarenK

Use sour cream instead of buttermilk.

Jerry

I make a simple cucumber salad which is always a winner at holiday feasts: 2-3 English cucs, seedless and peeled, and half a vidalia onion, all thinly sliced. Plus a handful of fresh chopped dill, teaspoon each of salt and sugar, and half teaspoon of pepper. Add a few tablespoons of vinegar, mix well and chill for a few hours. Still good the next day as well. The grandkids love it.

Frank

I'd cut back on the yogurt going forward

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My husband and I thought the Greek yogurt added too strong of a flavor and overpowered the cucumbers and scallions. Although not as healthy, sour cream would have been better.

Greg

No, really, seed the cucumber. It was delicious but the mixture gets too thin if you don’t seed the cucumber.

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