Bring a refreshing touch to your plate with cucumber side dishes. If you are planning a backyard cookout, simple lunch, or dinner with friends, cucumber side dishes add garden-fresh goodness to the meal. Flavorful recipes like sour cream and dill cucumbers, fried cucumbers, German cucumber salad, Tzatziki, pickled cucumbers, relish, salsa, and the always popular marinated cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes. These recipes with cucumbers show how versatile cucumbers can be.
Fresh Pickled Cucumber Salad
“This stays in the refrigerator for up to two months, but never lasts that long! It’s better as it sits, and I love it as a snack.” – Linda
Greek Cucumber Yogurt Dip “Tzatziki”
“Cool and creamy, this tangy cucumber dip flavored with garlic is the perfect complement to grilled meats and vegetables, like souvlaki and fried zucchini.” – Maria
Marinated Cucumbers, Onions and Tomatoes
“I grew up marinating cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes every summer as a side dish. Always a great side to a summertime meal.” – Angie
Sweet & Spicy Cucumber Salad
“I started making these for cookouts. By request, I now make them year-around. Some people prefer them crispy (short marinade period). After a couple of days, they’re more akin to pickles (great on burgers).” – Rhea
Sour Cream & Dill Cucumbers
“I grew up with your everyday sour cream, dill, and cucumber salad on our Polish table. But as I learned to cook, I took this common dish and spiced it up.” – Staci
German Cucumber Salad, a.k.a. Gurken Salat
“I got this recipe from my neighbor’s mother. She taught me how to make it. She was from Bavaria Province in Germany.” – Diane
Mom’s Fried Cucumbers
“My mother grew up on a ranch in the western slopes of Colorado. Her family was from Pennsylvania. She grew up having fried cucumbers. Therefore, I grew up eating the same. I love this recipe. It has such a wonderful flavor.” – JoSele
Ginny’s Cucumber Salsa
“Everyone has their own version of this recipe and this is mine, lol. I took away some of the cucumbers and it made the flavors stronger. Don’t skip out on having ranch Doritos – they are key.” – Ginny
Sweet Cucumber Relish
“Passed on by my Aunt Carol through our family reunion cookbook. The perfect sweet relish for adding to tuna fish sandwiches, tuna macaroni salad, burgers, and hot dogs.” – Judy
Shiraxi Salad
“This is similar to a Persian salad. I added avocado to it. It adds a different taste that I love. I like to serve it in endive leaves.” – Itav
Cold Spaghetti Salad
“You can add black olives, you can add pepperoni, or also change to bowtie pasta… endless possibilities.” – Bea
Cucumber and Feta Salad Recipe
“This salad was really simple to make and came together in no time at all. I will be making this a lot over the summer.” – Kevin