Cucumber Salad - 18 delicious and original recipes

Nobody in the world is capable of crunching so much appetizing a plucked pickle from a bed as a Russian man can. It is worth seasoning the young vegetable with coarse salt, a fresh feather of onion and homemade sour cream, as the favorite food of all time will appear on the table - a fragrant cucumber salad. Continuing our culinary “banquet”!

"Tenderness" with cream cheese and sausage

It is especially pleasant to crunch a delicious cucumber in a “company” with products familiar from childhood. Simple and soulful snack!

Ingredients Composition:

• green peas (canned) - 100 g;
• sausage (“Boiled” or “Doctor's”) - 150 g;
• salad cucumbers (Bukhara F1, Bazar F1, Zozulya F1) - 2 pcs.;
• mayonnaise, sour cream - 40 g each;
• processed cheese;
• a bunch of onions, other greens to taste;
• salt.

Cooking method:

1. Carefully washed cucumbers are dried with napkins, cut lengthwise into halves, then crosswise in quarters. If we were lucky enough to buy one of such varieties as Bukhara, Bazar or Zozulya, these vegetables do not need to be peeled, they will not be bitter, they will fill the food with a bright and rich taste.
2. Dill, onion feather, and other favorite greens are always substituted under a stream of running water. Shake off excess droplets of liquid, cut and immediately salt the plants so that they convey the bright taste and rich aroma to the dish, share the best properties with the other components of the salad.
3. The processed cheese is sent for a few minutes to the freezer, after which it is easy to grind on a coarse grater.
4. Combine the prepared ingredients in a convenient bowl, season with sour cream and mayonnaise, gently mix the composition.

We serve an appetizer in a beautiful dish, portioned tartlets or elegant creamers.

A simple salad of fresh cucumbers and eggs

Necessary components:

• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• lettuce leaves - 6 pcs.;
• delicious cucumbers - 4 pcs.;
• salt, dill, parsley, cilantro;
• homemade sour cream.

Cooking process:

1. Boil hard-boiled eggs, cool, free from the shell, cut into cubes.
2. Thoroughly wash the delicate lettuce leaves, dry, divide into thin ribbons. Wet clean cucumbers with napkins, shred in semicircles.
3. We combine the prepared products in an elegant vase, add chopped herbs, season with salt and sour cream, gently mix the aromatic mass.

A simple salad with cucumber and egg gave us a whole bunch of wonderful tastes and pleasant sensations. A great result, isn’t it?

The recipe "Lick your fingers" for the winter

Product List:

• cucumbers ("Phoenix", "Rodnichok", "Kid") - 1 kg;
• fresh mustard powder - 15 g;
• regular sugar - 100 g;
• vinegar (9%) - 100 ml;
• vegetable oil - 100 g;
• head of garlic;
• salt - 35 g;
• dill (bunch), red pepper (3 g) and black (4 g).

Step-by-step preparation:

1. The list of proposed varieties of cucumbers is far from exhaustive, so we choose according to preferences and possibilities. For uniform processing, we use vegetables of approximately the same size. Well wash the products, dry, cut lengthwise into 4 parts, put in a pan.
2. Rinse a few branches of dill, shake off excess droplets, chop finely, add to the cucumbers along with peeled, finely chopped garlic cloves.
3. We season the appetizer with mustard, which in the presented recipe acts as a preservative that ensures the safety of the winter harvest.
4. Pour the salad components with vinegar, aromatic oil, supplement the food with spices, salt and sugar. Gently mix the composition, distributing the seasoning over all the cucumber pieces.
5. We leave the workpiece in this state for 3 hours, after which it is packaged in sterilized containers. Add fragrant marinade, roll tightly.

The prepared cucumber salad is so tasty and attractive that you lick not only fingers, but also a plate of food!

Tuna Festive Appetizer

Ingredients:

• boiled carrots - 300 g;
• fresh mayonnaise;
• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• onion feather;
• canned tuna - 200 g (net weight without oil);
• cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• cheese (any hard variety) - 300 g.

Cooking Technology:

1. Boil hard-boiled eggs, cool, free from the shell, rub coarsely. In the same form, chop the prepared and peeled carrots. Cucumbers are divided into long thin plates, as on sushi.
2. In a small pan we heat the water. A piece of cheese is divided into two parts, lowered into a boiling liquid, immediately turn off the fire. Leave the product in a closed container for 20 minutes.
3. We take out a piece of cheese from the dishes, roll it out with a thin sheet, wrap it on a rolling pin, place it on a specially prepared bamboo napkin.
4. We spread ½ egg crumbs, distribute them over the entire surface of the cheese layer, retreating slightly from the edge closest to us. We apply a grid of mayonnaise to the composition, then put half of the grated carrots. Again, "draw" a mayonnaise picture.
5. Next, go to the fish composition. We arrange the pieces of tuna (½ part) in the form of a rectangle, laying on products located near the free part of the cheese sheet. On top of the tuna we place a feather of onion, several cucumber slices.
6. We wrap a layer with a filling in the form of a roll, pressing the layers tightly with a bamboo napkin. In the same way we use the second part of the prepared ingredients. We send food for an hour to the refrigerator, and then we slice it obliquely in portions, put it on a festive dish.

The presented salad recipe with tuna cucumber and egg reveals the secret of the amazing transformation of a simple appetizer into an elegant dish worthy to decorate a solemn feast.

Bean cabbage salad with cucumber

Product List:

• dill, onion feather - ½ bunch;
• olive oil - 30 ml;
• cucumber;
• lemon juice - ½ tbsp. l .;
• Beijing cabbage - ½ head of cabbage;
• pickled corn - 50 g;
• pepper, salt.

Cooking process:

1. We shred the cucumber with a thin straw, immediately place it in a convenient bowl.
2. Finely chop the onion and herbs, send to the container with the vegetable.
3. We divide Beijing cabbage into thin ribbons, attach to the rest of the products along with pickled corn extracted from the can.
4. Mix lemon juice, a pinch of salt, pepper and olive oil in a bowl. We season with the resulting sauce, carefully distributing it over all components.

Beijing cabbage salad with cucumber literally shimmers with bright colors, exudes an unusual aroma of spices and spices.

With ham and cheese

Product List:

• small fresh cucumbers - 3 pcs.;
• selected greens;
• boiled ham - 250 g;
• hard boiled eggs - 3 pcs.;
• several cherry fruits, lingonberries or cranberries, a slice of red pepper are decoration elements;
• finished tartlets or waffle baskets;
• salt, mayonnaise.

Cooking method:

1. We clean the chilled eggs, cut into cubes.
2. We divide the ham into layers, chop the meat with the same small pieces.
3. Blot the washed cucumbers with napkins, cut into larger cubes. It is important that vegetables do not let the juice prematurely, remain appetizing crispy longer.
4. We spread the prepared products in a beautiful dish, add the cheese chopped into cubes, salt and pepper the food. Season the dish with the desired amount of fresh mayonnaise, mix the composition.

Place the salad with ham, cheese and cucumbers on curly tartlets. We do this shortly before eating. Garnish each serving with berries, sprigs of greens, and cherry slices.

Squid cooking option

Essential Ingredients:

• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• a jar of canned peas;
• head of Beijing cabbage;
• boiled squid - 400 g;
• cucumbers - 3 pcs.;
• salt, greens, mayonnaise.

Cooking:

1. Thaw pieces of frozen cephalopods, spread in salted water, boil until soft. Chilled product is cut into straws.
2. Free from the shell, pre-cooked eggs, crumbling in small cubes. In the same form we cut cucumbers.
3. Wash the cabbage, chop in long strips.
4. We put the products in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, pour with mayonnaise sauce. Mix the squid salad well, decorate with delicate leaves of fresh herbs.

Light cucumber and tomato salad

Required Products:

• walnut kernels - 50 g;
• apple vinegar - 30 ml;
• chili pod, cucumber and tomato;
• bulb;
• lettuce - 30 g;
• salt, cilantro, paprika.

Cooking:

1. Lettuce leaves are torn apart by hands, put on a plate for distribution.
2. We cut the tomato and cucumber into large slices. This technique will emphasize the beauty of the appearance of food, preserve products from premature juice.
3. We place vegetables on a green "lawn", on top we place thin rings of red onion. We chop the chilli pod (without seeds) among the vegetable elements of the snack.
4. Slightly dry the walnut kernels in the oven, then rub them in a mortar until peanut butter is extracted. Refuel with the resulting composition.
5. When all the components are assembled in one bowl, cover it with a flat plate, vigorously shake the dishes several times with both hands. This secret trick will allow vegetables to reveal and combine flavors and aromas.

A light salad of cucumbers and tomatoes compares favorably with the absence of oil dressing. Her role is played by a fragrant product from grated nuts, which not only gives the food intriguing notes, but also enriches with useful properties.

With crab sticks and fresh cucumber

The composition of the components:

• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• cucumber;
• crab sticks - 300 g;
• long-grain steamed rice - 50 g;
• a can of corn - 100 g;
• olive mayonnaise - 50 g;
• greens, salt.

Order of preparation:

1. We buy crab sticks with a less bright color, which indicates a small amount of artificial dye used. We remove the product from the vacuum packaging, cut into cubes, put in a salad bowl.
2. Hard-boiled eggs, peeled, chopped in the same form, sent to a plate. Add the chopped cucumber, chopped onion into thin half rings.
3. Boil rice. Compared with round grain, in long-grain varieties there is less starch, therefore in the finished state it is less sticky, more crumbly.
4. We attach the product to the remaining components along with pickled corn. Season with salt and mayonnaise, mix well.

We put a serving ring in the middle of a wide dish, put a salad with fresh cucumber and crab sticks in it, lightly tamp, decorate with chopped greens.

Smoked chicken

Required Products:

• cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• fresh mayonnaise - 150 g;
• cheese (hard varieties) - 250 g;
• smoked chicken - 450 g;
• carrot;
• onion, basil.

Step-by-step preparation:

1. Fresh and washed cucumbers are peeled, cut into circles or cubes, spread in a bowl.
2. We free the onion from the husk, divide it into 4 parts, chop it with thin plates, and send it to the "general gathering place" of vegetables.
3. Here we also attach the cheese divided into small squares, finely grated carrots, sliced ​​pieces of smoked chicken.

Gently mix food, put in portioned vases. Smoked chicken salad requires immediate attention, so we serve the dish immediately after final decoration.

Appetizer with Beef and Pickles

Product List:

• red onion;
• ketchup - 100 g;
• beef - 500 g;
• olive oil - 100 ml;
• crispy pickles - 2 pcs.;

Order of preparation:

1. Boil the beef until cooked, cool, chop in small pieces or disassemble into fibers.
2. Cut the pickles along in the form of thin straws. We spread the pieces in a sieve so that the glass contains as much liquid as possible. Shred the red sweet onion with thin half rings.
3. We combine all the prepared products in a beautiful salad bowl.
4. We mix olive oil and ketchup in a bowl, season the food with the resulting sauce no earlier than half an hour before serving.

Salted pickles salad is a welcome guest on the table. Such an appetizer never bothers; not a single festive meal can do without it.

Cooking with champignons

Required Products:

• cucumbers - 4 pcs.;
• eggs - 5 pcs.;
• olive mayonnaise;
• fresh champignons - 500 g;
• oil (cream and olive) - 20 g each;
• greens, pepper, salt.

Cooking:

1. Boil hard-boiled eggs, cool, peel, cut into cubes.
2. Dip the mushrooms in boiling salted liquid, boil for literally 5 minutes, drain the liquid, leave it in a colander to get rid of moisture.
3. Shred the mushrooms in small pieces, fry in both types of oil until golden brown.
4. Cut the peel from the cucumbers, divide the vegetables into small cubes, combine with the rest of the prepared products. Salt and pepper the food, add chopped herbs, season the food with the desired amount of fresh mayonnaise.

Mix well the salad with mushrooms and cucumbers, serve as an independent snack or a great side dish for meat dishes.

Korean for winter

The list of components:

• cucumbers - 3 kg;
• carrots - 400 g;
• chives - 4 heads;
• regular sugar - 100 g;
• chili pods - up to 10 pcs.;
• salt, Korean seasonings (2 tbsp. l.);
• vegetable oil - 250 ml.

Stages of preparation:

1. Thoroughly wash the cucumbers, leave for four hours in the water, compensating for the moisture lost by the product. The time between collecting and selling vegetables can be very long, our goal is an exceptionally crispy dish.
2. Dried cucumbers cut into blocks up to 4 cm in length.We chop the carrots with a thin straw on a grater of the Korean version. We free chili from seeds, divide into chunks up to 2 cm in size. Chop the peeled garlic in thin slices. All prepared products are laid out in a spacious bowl.
3. To get the dressing we combine salt, sugar, aromatic oil, Korean dry mixes in a bowl. Pour the preparation with the prepared sauce, mix, leave in the refrigerator for 8 hours to marinate.
4. We lay out the products in clean, dry cans, roll up tightly, be sure to sterilize. Liter containers are boiled in water for up to 20 minutes, half-liter - for up to 15 minutes.

Although the cucumber salad is prepared based on Korean cuisine in the winter, our love of spicy appetizer is exclusively Russian!

Greek salad with cucumbers

Component List:

• feta cheese - 100 g;
• Greek yogurt - 300 g;
• fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• salt, herbs, pepper;
• olives.

Cooking process:

1. Wash cucumbers, blot with napkins, cut off the ends on both sides. At the same time, we taste the vegetables to exclude the use of bitter fruits. Do not risk the rest of the products and your labor!
2. Tear off leaves and twigs from prepared greens, leave the stems for other culinary purposes (for example, improve the taste of boiled meat broth). Cut the greens into small pieces.
3. We chop the cucumbers in small cubes, put them in the bowl. Add the sliced ​​feta cheese, chopped greens, the desired number of halves of olives. Season the food with salt, pepper, quality yogurt.

Greek salad with fresh cucumber is actually a kind of improvisation of a national zaziki snack. However, whatever the name of the dish, its popularity has always remained at the highest level.

With potatoes and dill

Ingredients:

• vegetable oil - 50 g;
• fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• lemon;
• young potatoes - 400 g;
• salt, onion feather, dill;
• regular sugar, cloves of garlic, pepper are included in the recipe according to personal preference.

Cooking process:

1. We scrape off thin skin from young potatoes, place in a pan, fill it with drinking water with a margin of two fingers. We heat the liquid to a boil, boil over a quiet fire. To speed up the heat treatment process, we throw a piece of butter into the container.
2. Cool the prepared root vegetables, cut into small cubes, put in a salad bowl.
3. We wash fresh cucumbers, dry with a paper towel, chop the vegetables in thin slices, add to the bowl with potatoes.
4. Pour aromatic oil into the bowl, squeeze out the necessary amount of lemon juice, add chopped garlic. For a brighter taste, place a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper dressing.
5. Season with the resulting sauce, decorate with chopped branches of fresh herbs, mix everything carefully.

Salad with green cucumber, young potatoes and dill is especially good in the spring, when we are tired of the cold and "cloudy" mood. And here is a “tasty” bouquet of hormones of joy and happiness!

Feta cheese cucumber appetizer

Dish Components:

• cloves of garlic - 2 pcs.;
• pitted olives;
• cucumbers (long-fruited variety) - 2 pcs.;
• feta cheese - 400 g;
• onion feather, pepper, dill, parsley.

Order of preparation:

1. We wash the greens well, shake off the remaining moisture, finely chop. We divide each olive lengthwise into two halves.
2. Crushed cheese into pieces, knead with a fork, season with freshly ground allspice. Add chopped garlic, chopped onion feather, mix the composition until a homogeneous mass is formed.
3. Cucumbers washed and dried with napkins are divided across, forming layers up to 7 mm thick. In the presented recipe we use vegetables as miniature salad bowls.
4. Separate a teaspoon portion of the cheese mixture, gently spread on green circles (although they may be of a different color). Place two halves of pickled olive fruits on top.

We fill a wide dish with an original appetizer with feta cheese. If desired, we fasten the exquisite "design" with skewers, we get magnificent canapes on the buffet table.

Salad with Herring and Pickled Cucumbers

Necessary components:

• sour apples - 2 pcs.;
• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• pickled cucumbers - 4 pcs.;
• sour cream and mayonnaise - 150 g each;
• herring fillet - 250 g;
• salt, pepper, herbs.

Step-by-step preparation:

1. Cut the peel from two apples, remove the seeds, chop the fruit into small cubes. We release the onion from the husk, chop in the same form, send the products to the salad bowl.
2. We clean the pre-boiled eggs, finely chop, attach to the remaining components along with thin slices of crispy cucumbers.
3. We check the tasty fillet of herring for seeds, extract them with tweezers, separate in small slices, place in a common bowl. Season the food with salt, homemade sour cream and mayonnaise, mix well.

The main components of a salad with pickled cucumbers can in some situations be called an independent first-class snack. Collected in one dish, they cause a real "explosion" of pleasant "crunchy" sensations.

With fish, avocado and tomatoes

Grocery list:

• tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
• turnip onions;
• mustard seeds - 1 tsp;
• smoked salmon - 200 g;
• natural butter - 20 g each;
• cucumbers and avocados - 2 pcs.;
• lemon juice;
• salt, cilantro, chili pod.

Cooking method:

1. We heat the oil in a pan, fry the onion chopped in cubes, along with the mustard seeds until a brown color appears on the pieces of vegetable.
2. Add the fish broken into pieces, tomato slices, chopped cilantro, season with the juice of half a lemon. We continue the process for another 3 minutes, then turn off the fire, cool the food.
3. We clear the avocado from the peel, remove the stone, cut the flesh into thin slices. To preserve color, sprinkle with lemon juice. We divide the cucumber into circles, put the food components in serving dishes.
4. Sprinkle the food with chopped chili seedless pod. In the center of the bright "clearing" we lay out the fish composition, decorate the dish with slices of tomatoes, leaves of fresh herbs.

You can decorate a salad with fish, avocado and tomatoes in any way using a variety of techniques of the original decor.

Cucumber salad is always a unique culinary orchestra, the main part of which is played by a crispy "soloist".