This quick and easy Cucumber Dill Salad is clean, crisp, and full of fresh flavor. It’s a low carb side dish that will only take you 10 minutes and a handful of ingredients.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Light and refreshing. This cucumber salad is a fresh, crisp side dish for summer.
- Keto-friendly and low carb. This 5-ingredient cucumber salad is naturally low in carbs making it great for anyone on a low carb or keto diet.
- Easy. This salad is incredibly simple to make, only requires a few ingredients, and less than 10 minutes.
Ingredients Overview
Here are all the ingredients you need to make cucumber salad. Scroll to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page to see exact amounts and detailed instructions.
- Baby Cucumbers: this type of cucumber has a lower water content than regular cucumbers, making them crunchier.
- Champagne Vinegar: helps provide a light, subtly sweet flavor
- Sweetener: you can use the sweetener of your choice if not following a low carb diet. We used monkfruit sweetener to keep it keto-friendly.
- Minced Dill: you can finely chop the dill yourself or purchase already minced from the store. For the best flavor, mince the dill yourself.
- Spices: salt and pepper to taste (optional)
How to Make a Keto Cucumber Salad
Follow our step-by-step instructions below to make this fresh summer salad! Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the page for the complete list of ingredients, amounts, instructions, and nutritional information.
- Slice the cucumbers and place in a large bowl. Add the red onions.
- In a smaller bowl combine the vinegar, sweetener and dill. Stir to combine.
- When the sweetener has dissolved pour over the cucumbers and gently coat.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Now, you’re ready to serve!
Serve
This salad’s fresh flavor complements a wide variety of main dishes. Below are a few quick and easy recipes that pair perfectly and keep with the no-fuss theme.
Storage Instructions
This cucumber dill salad can stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days. The longer you store the cucumbers, they will become softer and more limp so it’s best to enjoy the salad fresh. We don’t recommend freezing this recipe. Cucumber typically isn’t suitable for freezing, especially in a salad, due otherwise to its high water content.
Cucumber Dill Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pound baby cucumbers
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onions
- 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sweetener of choice monk fruit if low carb
- 1 teaspoon minced dill
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Slice the cucumbers and place in a large bowl. Add the red onions.
- In a smaller bowl combine the vinegar, sweetener, and dill. Stir to combine.
- When the sweetener has dissolved pour over the cucumbers and gently coat.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- You can use apple cider vinegar, or white rice vinegar if you prefer.
- Any variety of cucumbers will work but baby or English cucumbers generally hold their crunch the longest.
- If you want to remove as much moisture as possible from the cucumbers you can slice and place them in a mesh strainer. Sprinkle with salt and allow it to sit 15 minutes. Quite a bit of water will come off the cucumbers. Rinse the cucumbers well before adding to the salad.
- Add the dill and red onion to taste, as written they are on the modest side.
Nutrition
Tips and Tricks for the Best Low Carb Cucumber Salad
- Add additional veggies like tomatoes, watermelon, and olives just to name a few.
- You could turn this into a complete meal by adding a protein source such as chickpeas, white beans, cooked chicken, or tuna.
- To remove even more moisture from the cucumbers, slice and place them in a mesh strainer. Sprinkle with salt and allow it to sit 15 minutes. Quite a bit of water will come off the cucumbers. Then rinse the cucumbers well before adding to the salad.
- For the crunchiest salad, use baby or English cucumbers.
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Clayton is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s Degree in Diabetes Nursing. After a decade in healthcare—and living firsthand with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease—he joined his wife in 2023 to create practical, delicious low-carb and gluten-free recipes. Clayton brings a blend of medical expertise and personal experience to every dish, helping others navigate dietary needs without giving up flavor (or cheesecake). When he’s not in the kitchen or behind the camera, you’ll probably find him in a tent somewhere in the mountains—with a strong cup of coffee in hand.
