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This is the best easy, creamy cucumber salad ever! When you’re looking for an easy summer salad that highlights fresh garden cucumbers, this is it. Healthy, creamy cucumber salad with sour cream and dill takes just 10 minutes, a handful of simple ingredients, and can also be made ahead of time. You’re going to love it!
When the weather gets hot, I love to cool down with refreshing and hydrating foods like cucumbers – and this cucumber sour cream dill salad is the most delicious way to do it. Cucumbers are really low in carbohydrates, so it’s a veggie that I always like to have in the fridge. And in the summer when they are super fresh? We stock up and eat them on a daily basis.
My family loves this creamy cucumber recipe, and so does everyone who tries it. It’s crunchy and creamy and full of fresh dill flavor and you can serve it with just about anything… but it’s perfect with grilled chicken.
A few summers ago, this low carb cucumber salad saved me after I got heat exhaustion following 4th of July at the pool. (I still fondly remember that day as my oldest daughter’s first time in the water, pouring it from one bucket to another!) The result was this creamy cucumber salad recipe with sour cream and dill! I’d made it a million times before and knew it was just the thing to make me feel better. The water content is so high and it’s super refreshing.
How To Make Cucumber Salad With Sour Cream
Creamy cucumber salad makes a perfect low carb summer salad, and fortunately it’s extremely easy to make it. (Because when it’s finally nice out in Minnesota, you can bet that we want to be outside as much as possible to enjoy that weather!)
Here’s how to make cucumber salad in just 3 easy steps:
- Cut up the vegetables. We’re using cucumbers and onions. I like to thinly slice them.
- Stir together the dressing for sour cream cucumbers. It’s a refreshing combination of sour cream, lemon, olive oil, and fresh dill. Just stir together and it’s ready.
- Toss the cucumbers and onions into the dressing until they are all evenly coated, then chill the cucumber onion sour cream salad.
Best Cucumbers For Easy Cucumber Salad
I used little mini cucumbers for my creamy cucumber salad. I’ve found that the smaller cucumbers are a little sweeter than the large ones, and everyone loves them. They also make the prep a little easier because you just need to slice them.
Don’t feel like you have to use small cucumbers, though. Any cucumbers will work and leave you with a healthy cucumber salad! Persian and English cucumber varieties (sometimes also called hothouse or burpless) are ideal as their skin is not as tough, they don’t have as many seeds, and can taste sweet as well.
Can You Make Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad Ahead?
Yes, you can make creamy cucumber dill salad recipe ahead of time – in fact, you should! After you mix everything up, refrigerate the cucumbers and sour cream for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors come together. Then it’s ready to serve, or it will last for a few days in the fridge.
Because you make this easy cucumber salad ahead of time, it’s the perfect side dish for summer parties. You can make the entire salad and refrigerate until you’re ready to eat it, or you can also prep the cucumbers and dressing separately and toss together the day you are going to serve the salad.
How Many Carbs In Cucumbers?
There are 2 grams carbs in cucumbers per 1/2 cup. Cucumbers are almost entirely water (if you want to get technical, per 1/2 cup of sliced cucumber, there are 50 grams water in 52 grams of cucumbers). This means there is little room for anything else, so the carbs in cucumbers are extremely low.
In each 1/2 cup of sliced cucumbers, there are:
- 8 calories
- 0 grams fat
- 0 grams protein
- 2 grams carbohydrates (some of that is fiber!)
And the nutrition facts for the creamy cucumbers with sour cream dressing can be found below, in the recipe card.
Are Cucumbers Ok On Keto?
Yes! Cucumbers are okay on keto, and so is this keto cucumber salad recipe. Full carb counts can be found below in the recipe card, but cucumbers are a fantastic vegetable to eat on the keto diet.
One serving of cucumbers (1/2 cup of sliced cucumbers) has just 2 grams of carbohydrates. It’s a great way to add vegetables to your keto diet.
What To Serve With Easy Cucumber Salad
One of the reasons this is the best cucumber salad recipe is that it goes with just about everything! It’s the perfect side or salad for grilled meats, or try one of these low carb keto chicken recipes below:
- Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings or Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken Wings
- Keto Low Carb Chicken Nuggets
- The Best Juicy Burgers
- Grilled Sirloin Steak or Filet Mignon
- Grilled Pork Chops
- Chipotle Baked Turkey Burgers
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- Mandoline Slicer – Want this easy creamy cucumber salad recipe with sour cream and dill to come together even quicker? Use a mandoline slicer to cut your cucumbers.
- 10-Piece Glass Bowl Set – I use these bowls for both mixing and serving cucumbers and sour cream.
- Pyrex Glass Storage Containers – Store your cucumber salad in these handy glass containers.
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The best, easy, creamy cucumber salad recipe ever! It takes just minutes to throw together, uses simple ingredients, and stores well, too. You'll love this cucumber dill salad with sour cream.
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- In a large bowl,whisk together the sour cream, dill, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic powder. Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste.
- Stir in the chopped cucumbers and red onions.
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84 Comments
Debra
This Cucumber Salad was delicious. I had to use dried dill weed, I’ll make it with fresh next time. This will be a favorite “go to’ recipe.
Nori
Made this last night as just a great snack side!! And I’ll have to tell you…. it’s amazing! Easy and fast to make. I shared with my Mom and daughter and they both loved it!! Thank you for sharing the recipe
Tammy
Hi love the recipe. I’m new to keto. And thought onions were not keto friendly. help …lol
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Tammy, Onions are acceptable on keto, but you’ll want to stay away from sweet onions.
Alex Coyle
This dressing recipe is the tastiest I’ve had in any cucumber salad! Definitely five stars for this recipe!
Joan Hornung
Hi Maya. I just found you today, looking for a better way to cook hard boiled eggs! My husband and I are trying to slowly change our foods as we are both starting with some health issues. The eggs are great for him for a smack or a quick breakfast but we have been totally frustrated with the peeling! (sometimes lost a big part of the egg!)
I just tried your technique and wow – much better! Looking at this recipe and some others I am so excited. We live in Florida and need some nice cool HYDRATING type salads for sure. I have been dehydrated several times since moving here from up North – it is NO fun…sickening. I’m looking forward to trying much more. Thank you for your work and help. It IS MUCH appreciated.
Rita Bradley
one of the best cucumber salads I’ve tasted and extremely easy to make. I also modified part of the salad by adding chopped avacado and shrimp. Great dinner to enjoy without cooking.
Shoba
I love cucumbers, Can I add yogurt instead of sour cream ?
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Shoba, Yogurt is higher in carbs, but the recipe will work fine using yogurt in place of sour cream.
Cherie
I had a surplus of cucumbers from my garden and I need to discover ways to use them up. What a great recipe. I will make it again and again! Very yummy!
Lisa A
Very easy to make. Great flavor. Cool and refreshing salad. Great recipe for our low carb lifestyle. Thanks for the recipe for our new favorite summer salad.
nic
I like it as a base I add a teaspoon of white wine vinegar and a teaspoon a sugar thanks for the recipe.
Judy
Delicious! Nice and light. We really enjoyed it.
I made 1/3 of the recipe, by using 1 long cucumber. I think that using a mandoline made it so much nicer. I also salted the cucumbers so that some of the liquid drained out. I didn’t want to lose any of the flavor!
So now I have a lot more fresh dill left. Any suggestions on how to make use of it?
Thanks so much, Maya! Another winner.
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Judy, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I have a few other recipes with fresh dill including, Tzatziki Sauce, Salmon Stuffed Cucumbers, Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad, and Salmon Cucumber Bites.
Diane
This is a great way to handle “too many” cucumbers! Your recipe was yummy, but I did bump up the lemon, olive oil, dill, salt, and garlic. I guess I just need a little more flavor, but of course you do say to adjust to taste. I also added some chopped fresh tomatoes. I love the added color and mix of flavors!
Erika
Thanks for a tasty, nutritious recipe! I went a little heavier on the lemon and garlic powder but it would have been perfect just the way you suggested, too! Great way to use dill and cucumber in my garden. Thank you!
Lorena M Huerta
Loved this salad!!! I am hooked, and it’s so easy to make.
Rachael
How long can this last in the fridge? Is it any good after 2 days? Thanks
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Rachael, This recipe will last for several days in the fridge, however, the longer it sits, the softer the cucumber will get. It’s best enjoyed in the first couple of days.
Reagan
Love taking this to potlucks. It’s always a hit.
Nicolas Murray
You say further up in your article that this only has 2g of carbs per serving but in the nutritional information it says 7g per serving. Which is correct please?
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Nicolas, There ae 7g per 1 cup serving in the recipe. The mentioned 2g are for a 1/2 cup of just the cucumbers.
John Karr
Do you mean sliced cucumbers rather than chopped?
Wholesome Yum M
Hi John, Either way is fine. The images for the recipe are shown sliced. Depends on how large you want your cucumber pieces to be. Enjoy!
Mary
This cucumber salad is awesome! Keeps well in frig for tomorrow’s lunch. Love it!
Angel Hancock
Thank you, I’m learning so much.
Suze
Very tasty!! You may want to add one more step to make it better… After slicing the cukes and onion, salt them and put in a colinder over a bowl and put in the fridge for a couple hours to drain. This removes alot of water that waters down the creamy dressing!
May
I forgot to add- THANK YOU FOR THE NO SUGAR RECIPE.
May
We have been eating this a lot lately. I assemble it a couple of hours before dinner, scaled 1/3 for one good size cucumber from the garden. I’ve used air dried shallots instead of onion, and rice wine vinegar instead of lemon juice. Penzeys fox point can be used in place of garlic/salt/pepper. I tend to add quite a bit more dill – love dill! Thank you for the recipe, it has helped us keep up with the bumper crop we are enjoying this summer!
Melissa
How many cups in a serving?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Melissa, The serving size is in the Recipe Notes above.
Robert
I like the Cucumber salad but it’s missing something. There needs to be another spice to compliment the rest.
Shirley
This salad is so refreshing and quick to make. I found sitting overnight really have it now flavor from the onion which was delicious.
Kerry V
I can’t Pin it – it keeps coming up with an error saying “something went wrong – You need to upload an image or provide the ‘image_url’ parameter”.
Wholesome Yum
Hi Kerry, try pinning directly from this link: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/513832638737081142/
Wendy
I made this last night and refrigerated for 30 mins. The flavor was great when I first mixed up. Then when I served it, there was alot of liquid. I drained it but the flavor was pretty flat as it became very diluted. Today was the same. . What can I do to prevent this?
Wholesome Yum
Hi Wendy, some people have had better luck salting their sliced cucumbers and squeezing out excess water after 30 minutes.
Ann
I tried it and followed the recipe to a T. Put in the fridge for the next day. The next morning I looked at it and it was very watery. I didn’t taste or look appetizing so I threw it out
Wholesome Yum
Hi Ann, I’m sorry to hear that. Some people have had better luck salting their sliced cucumbers and squeezing out excess water after 30 minutes.
Janet
This was the most flavorful cucumber dill salad I’ve ever had. It’s a keeper!! I added two extra tbsp of dill because I love dill but that’s the only change. Thanks for the recipe!
Jen
Have you tried mayo as a non-dairy substitute for the sour cream? Would love to know how that turned out, this sounds wonderful! Thanks!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Jen, Sure you can use mayo if you prefer! You could also add a bit of lemon juice if you want it to be tangy like sour cream.
Tina Waldrep
Quick, easy, refreshing. Served with dinner tonight. Hubby could have eaten the entire batch, but I insisted he leave some for me! This would be a great side to take to a summertime picnic potluck. It’s great for keto-ers and normies.
Kiracargue
Love this, I add some shredded cheese and crumbled bacon once in a while to switch it up. My favorite summer salad!
Loriene
I dont have lemon so I used 1tbsp balsamic vinegar and it worked! The best cucumber salad ever! It is so simple yet satisfying!
Tip: I used my grater quick and easy!
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Vanessa, You can keep it in the fridge, but it does get watery with time.
Meribeth
I made this tonight and my husband and I absolutely love this. We prefer the cucumbers cut in half rather than whole. Our game night salad next Friday!. Thanks, yummy salad.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
I am so happy you liked the salad, Meribeth! Have a great day!
Tracy
Hi, I’m just wondering if there would be a big difference if I used dried dill instead of fresh? Would I have to change anything else?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Tracy, The flavor is better with fresh but otherwise it’s totally fine. You’d need about 1/3 of the normal amount if using dried.
Donna
Love this recipe. It’s so delicious.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
I am so happy you liked it, Donna! Thanks for stopping by!
Pd
Thanks for this recipe. It not only is nutritionally low in carbs but it’s a great addition to people with CKD. Do you know how much potassium and phosphorous?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
The only nutrition info I have is on the recipe card, but you can find more using an online calculator.
Carol
Getting ready to make this. Recipe says chopped cucumber but picture shows sliced.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Carol, You can cut it any way you like!
Sara
Getting ready to make this recipe it looks amazing! One question, would it be all right substituting Greek yogurt for sour cream? I know it’s a bit thicker but I just prefer the taste over sour cream. Thanks so much
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Sara, Yes, you can do that if you’d like!
Ray Henderson
Made this tonight with grilled tilapia. It was a well received hit!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
I am so happy you liked the salad, Ray!
Teresa Leek
The very best recipes are the simple ones, yum!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Thanks, Teresa! Totally agree!
Joanne
I recommend this delicious recipe. I can’t stop eating it. My Mom made a similar recipe during summer and it cools you off. Thank you for including nutritional information.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
I am so happy you liked it, Joanne!
KrYsztof
this is a traditional central european salad. in Poland it’s called ” mizeria ” .
Maya | Wholesome Yum
It’s one of my favorites! I hope you liked it too!
Susan
If we omit the red onions, how does that affect the net carb amount? Onions are very high in carbs, so I am avoiding them, plus my kids hate them 🙂
Thanks so much!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Susan! You can omit the red onion. There are about 6 net carbs in a small onion and 6 servings in the salad. You can take off one net carb per serving. I hope this helps!
Becca
I appreciate that you take the time to figure out the nutritional information. It’s hard but sometimes you have to try and eat healthy. Recipe was amazing! Thank you!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Hi Becca! I am happy you liked it. Have a great day!
Billy
This looks absolutely delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe! I love recipes that make use of dill in tasty ways. Can’t wait to try this one at home!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Thank you, Billy! I hope you like it!
Alexys Smith
I told my husband that I was seriously craving veggies and he came home that night with a nice variety including cucumbers. I can’t stand to eat cucumbers plain so I decided to try this recipe. It is absolutely satisfying! I can’t stop eating it! This one is going in my recipe collection. 🙂 Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Thank you Alexys, I’m glad you liked it!
Deanna Wolnik224209
Is there any reason why you did not add the measurements of the ingredients?
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Deanna, There is a recipe card roughly a third of the way down the page. If you cannot see the card (which also includes a video), then you may need to run off your browser’s ‘reader mode’ to be able to view it.
Donna Almanza
I just cut up my cucumbers for later. This has been in my family for probably 100 years. We do it a little different. We slice the cucumbers very thin, put salt and mix, let it sit for a half hour, squeeze out the water, salt again, let sit for 1/2 hour, squeeze out water, mix in sour cream. Delicious. I do like dill so I think I will toss in some dill.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Thank you, Donna! I didn’t find squeezing the cucumbers necessary, but I’ve heard that is a technique some people use.
Tessa Hudson
Yea mine came out pretty watery the first time,so I think I will do the salt soak this time too.
Otherwise the recipe is fast ,easy and yummy!
Doreen
I am very new at doing this. Do you rinse the salt of onions and cucs after is let them sit with salt on them. And also can I peel my cucs
Wholesome Yum M
Hi Donna, You can peel your cucumbers if you wish. Salting beforehand is not necessary (I did not with my recipe) but if you want to try it, there should be no need to rinse them off with water after draining. They will probably not need the additional salt listed in the recipe.
Melissa | Bless this Mess
So sorry you had to miss part of the festivities! But I’m not sorry that this recipe was born! It looks delicious!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
Thank you, Melissa! Agreed. 🙂