This salad is inspired by Greek flavors. Shaved cucumber slices and quick-pickled red onions are coated with a tangy, feta-yogurt dressing, and topped with fresh dill and crumbled feta.
Shaved Cucumber Salad with Feta Yogurt Dressing
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
This salad is inspired by Greek flavors. Shaved cucumber slices and quick-pickled red onions are coated with a tangy, feta-yogurt dressing, and topped with fresh dill and crumbled feta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 medium, English cucumber, ends removed
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoon crumbled Feta, plus more for serving
- ¼ cup whole milk yogurt
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ½ cup loosely packed dill, roughly chopped
- Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Pickle onions: In a medium bowl, toss onion with vinegar, salt and sugar, and allow to pickle for 20 minutes to 1 hour. Drain before adding to salad.
- Slice cucumbers: Using a mandolin, thinly slice long strips of cucumber and pat dry. Set aside.
- Make dressing: Combine mayonnaise, feta, yogurt, oil and lemon juice in a blender and blend until smooth. Season with pepper and salt, if needed.
- Serve: Arrange cucumber slices and red onion on a serving dish. Drizzle over dressing, garnish with dill and top with crumbled feta. Enjoy.
Notes
- I think Greek yogurt would also work well here and add additional thickness and creaminess. If the dressing becomes too thick, add additional lemon juice.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Slice
- Cuisine: New American, Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ⅙ of salad
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 632mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Protein: 3g
I LOVE feta dressing! It’s one of the first things I ever posted! 🙂
Nice!
What a lovely, little salad chock full of some of my favorite flavors. I can see myself enjoying this for lunch on my deck as I take in the fresh ocean breeze and watch the boats sail by. Heaven!
Thanks! That sounds nice 🙂
This looks so refreshing!! Love pretty much anything with feta, so this would be totally up my alley!
Thanks, Cathleen 🙂
This salad looks simple, refreshing, delicious! I’m really intrigued with your dressing…
Thanks so much, Marisaa!
Love simple salads like this, looks so refreshing and perfect for summer 🙂
Thanks, Manali!
Lovely and fresh cucumber salad.. Love the yogurt feta dressing.. 🙂
Thank you!
Definitely can see myself making this recipe for a light lunch tomorrow. I just love that feta yogurt dressing especially, never made anything like it before.
Thanks, Thalia 🙂
Beautiful salad! I pinned it so I’ll remember to make it – I’ll have cucumbers from the garden soon!
Thanks so much! It must be great to have a garden!
This looks so delicious and refreshing! I love cucumbers! 😀
Thanks, Anne!