These cucumber side dishes cater to all tastes.
Moreover, these simple sides require three steps or less, making them easy to prepare.
Recipes like our Quick Cucumber Kimchi and Cucumber & Avocado Salad are excellent additions to any dinner table.
Kelsey Hansen
These side dishes and a fresh bakery baguette are perfect for a light meal during hot and humid weather.
If you like a little heat, adding jalapeno will give you the kick you crave.
While packs of prechopped pineapple are convenient, they’re almost always more expensive.
Kelsey Hansen
When pineapple is in season, it’s best to buy fresh and chop it yourself.
Look for a pineapple with a golden-yellow exterior, which is a good indicator of ripeness.
Serve alongside grilled fish or chicken for a refreshing side dish.
Make this side dish ahead of time to let the flavors absorb into the cucumbers.
Cucumber & Avocado Salad
This healthy cucumber-avocado salad takes just 5 minutes to prep.
Try adding in some fresh herbs or feta cheese for a little added flavor.
Cucumber-Ribbons Caesar Salad
These pretty cucumber ribbons are dressed in an easy Caesar salad dressing.
Grape tomatoes add color and a hit of sweetness.
Serve this refreshing salad alongside grilled chicken or steak.
But perhaps the best thing about the soup is that it comes together in 10 minutes in your blender!
Sprinkle it over sauteed greens, steamed rice and more.
Try it with garden vegetables in this delicious, quick-and-easy dish.
Andrea Mathis
Creamy Cucumber Salad
This creamy cucumber salad is an easy side dish for any summer BBQ.
Bright dill and white-wine vinegar add fresh tartness to cucumbers and red onions.
Enjoy this salad the day you prepare it so the ingredients don’t turn watery.
Jacob Fox
This salad is a riff on that, with pomegranate seeds and cucumbers mixed in.Read more about this recipe.
Cucumbers and fennel provide crunch to contrast the creamy feta and Kalamata olives.
A tangy herb-buttermilk dressing completes the dish.
Jennifer Causey
Want to make it a meal?
Just add grilled chicken, shrimp or canned chickpeas.
Smashing the cucumbers helps them absorb the complex flavors of the dressing.
Andrea Mathis, M.A., R.D.N., L.D.
To make this cucumber salad recipe a meal, add rice noodles and double the dressing.
Serve with an extra drizzle of sesame oil and sliced scallions.
Cucumber Pasta Salad
This light and tangy cucumber pasta salad is fresh and bright.
Ryan Liebe
This easy salad is perfect for a warm day or to serve as a lunch dish for company!
For a fruitier flavor, try apple-cider vinegar in place of white distilled vinegar.
Jen Causey
Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling / Emily Nabors Hall
