Perfect as a side salad for a large dinner or a friendly braai, this fresh cucumber salad is delicious and nutritionally balanced- no feelings of guilt are needed here! Serve this salad ready as a last-minute gap filler as it is so quick and easy to make.
Fresh and Nutritional
This salad is a great option to freshen up other dishes, but what is really great about it is that cucumber actually has many health benefits. Cucumber, technically considered a fruit, is full of vitamin K, manganese, and potassium. It is also low in calories– so load your plate up with it! Vitamin K is found in leafy greens vegetables and is responsible for helping the blood clot and can therefore prevent excessive bleeding. It also helps strengthen bones and can aid in improving diseases such as osteoporosis. Cucumbers contain antioxidants and are also made up of 96% water, making them a great source of hydration!
Simple and Versatile
Simple ingredients and the easiest steps make up this salad. The ingredients are budget-friendly and can be found easily in a supermarket near you. As this cucumber salad is savoury and very easy on the palate. This means that this cucumber salad can be paired with many dishes that are slightly more intricate. It can even just be served as a gap filler for when you have run out of ideas for sides.
Refresh your palate with this crunchy green salad that you can make on multiple occasions as a yummy side to main meals. Your tastebuds (and your health and body) will thank you later!
A Light and Healthy Cucumber Salad Treat
This recipe largely consists of water and cucumber in itself is also largely made up of water, thus making this recipe excellent for your health but also a light lunch or snack option for any hot day.
Grow your own cucumber
Do you know that cucumber is one of the simplest fruit to grow? It’s true, they require little effort and are considered frost tolerant so you won’t even need to move them indoors during the colder seasons!
Despite the vast amount of different varieties, these underrated fruit also provide a list of excellent benefits that you may not even know about! What are they?
- It’s High in Nutrients. Cucumbers are low in calories but high in many important vitamins and minerals. …
- It Contains Antioxidants. …
- It Promotes Hydration. …
- It May Aid in Weight Loss. …
- It May Lower Blood Sugar. …
- It Could Promote Regularity. …
- Easy to Add to Your Diet.
Ingredients
- 1 large Cucumber coarsely grated
- 1 tub Cottage cheese smooth or chunky
- 1 large Onion grated
- 250 ml Mayonnaise
- 1 Box Green jelly (Greengage or if not available, lemon)
- 250 ml Boiling water
- 1 tbsp Fresh dill finely sliced
Method
- To Make the Jelly: Add the boiling water to the jelly and stir until dissolved. Let it cool before placing it in the fridge. The jelly must just be very cold, but make sure not to let it set until you have added all the other ingredients.
- To Make the Salad Mix: In a mixing bowl add the cottage cheese, grated onion, dill and mayonnaise. Mix well before adding the cucumber.
- Pour the mixture into your favourite mould or salad bowl with the jelly mixture and refrigerate for several hours.
Creamy Cucumber Jelly Salad
Ingredients
- 1 large cucumber grated
- 500 ml cottage cheese (smooth or chunky)
- 1 large onion grated
- 250 ml mayonnaise
- 1 packet green jelly (Greengage or if not available, lemon)
- 250 ml boiling water
- 1 tbsp fresh dill (when sliced it should amount to 1 tbsp.)
Instructions
- Add the boiling water to the jelly and stir until dissolved. Let it cool before placing it in the fridge. Make sure not to let it set until you have added all the other ingredients. The jelly must just be very cold.
- Add the cottage cheese, grated onion, dill and Mayonnaise to a mixing bowl, mix well then add the cucumber.Pour mixture in your favourite mould or salad bowl and refrigerate for several hoursv