Tossed with prepared Ranch dressing and fresh herbs,
Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad is quick, easy to prepare, and
kid-friendly too. It may just be the perfect easy summer side!
Can you ever have enough easy-and-quick-to-pull-together side dish recipes? I
think not! And being quick and easy is exactly what makes Creamy Ranch
Cucumber Salad so wonderful.
This Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad recipe was inspired by a very similar non-Ranch creamy cucumber salad with fresh herbs version my family enjoys. In fact, it's one of our favorite go-to ways to enjoy summer's garden-fresh cucumbers.
Tossed with prepared Ranch dressing and fresh herbs, Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad is quick, easy to prepare, and kid-friendly too.
While that family-favorite cucumber salad isn't difficult to pull together, I wanted to create an even easier and quicker version. -- One that's super kid-friendly, too. And when we think of kids enjoying vegetables, we immediately think of Ranch dressing, right?
So we paired that ever-kid-popular dressing with thinly sliced cucumbers as the major components for this Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad. And oh my, it's good! A sprinkling of chopped fresh dill and parsley adds just the right extra flavor and freshness to this simple side.
Quick. Easy. Tasty. And a hit with the young and not-so-young, too. -- Truly, it may just be the perfect easy summer side.
Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad Ingredients:
I takes just 6 simple ingredients to whip up this quick Creamy Ranch
Cucumber Salad. To prepare a platter, you'll need:
- Cucumbers - Unpeeled, thinly sliced cucumbers are the base and main component of the salad. You'll need 2 large cucumbers, or about 4-5 cups sliced, for this recipe. If garden-fresh cucumbers are available to you, they're the best. Or, choose thin-skinned regular cucumbers or English cucumbers from the grocery store. -- If you can find the smaller Kirby or pickling cucumbers at your grocery store, grab those for their thin skin and nice flavor (though you'll need more than 2).
- Red onion - Thinly sliced red onion slivers add both a pop of color and a pop of flavor to this simple salad. Sweet Vidalia onion tastes great, as well, and can be substituted.
- Prepared Ranch dressing - Adds the creamy component to the salad. Choose your favorite bottled Ranch.
- Fresh dill + fresh parsley - A sprinkling of chopped fresh dill and parsley adds just the right freshness and extra flavor to this simple side.
- Salt - Enhances the flavor of the cucumbers. Just a small pinch will do.
How to Make Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad:
Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad truly couldn't be any easier to make.
To get started, simply thinly slice some unpeeled cucumbers and red onion.
We like to leave the skin on the cucumbers for color, and slice the onion
into slivers to contrast the cucumber slices' round shape.
Arrange the cucumber and onion slices on a platter, and drizzle with prepared Ranch dressing. Then sprinkle on a pinch of salt and some chopped fresh dill and parsley.
Easy-peasy!
Arrange the cucumber and onion slices on a platter, and drizzle with prepared Ranch dressing. Then sprinkle on a pinch of salt and some chopped fresh dill and parsley.
Easy-peasy!
You can served Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad arranged as it is on the platter, or toss it together just before
serving. Either way, it's one very simple, very tasty, and kid-friendly
summer side that's sure to please.
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Yield: about 4 servings
Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad
Tossed with prepared Ranch dressing and fresh herbs, Creamy Ranch
Cucumber Salad is quick, easy to prepare, and kid-friendly too. It
may just be the perfect easy summer side!
Prep time: 15 MinTotal time: 15 Min
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers, unpeeled & thinly sliced (about 4-5 c.)
- 1/2 medium-sized red or Vidalia onion, thinly sliced in slivers
- 1/4 c. prepared Ranch dressing
- 1 T. finely chopped fresh dill
- 1 T. chopped fresh parsley
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Arrange sliced cucumbers and onions on a platter or toss together in a serving bowl. Sprinkle with chopped dill and parsley.
- Drizzle with Ranch dressing and sprinkle with salt.
- Garnish with additional dill and/or parsley, if desired. Serve immediately.
- Serve arranged as it is, or toss together just before serving.
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This has my name written all over it. Looks delicious and so creamy!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ashley! It's soooo quick and easy to whip up. Bonus!
Deletehmmm not sure if my comment went through. If this is a duplicate I apologize. Thank you for sharing this refreshing cucumber salad at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
ReplyDeleteI just love a fresh cucumber salad, this looks so good. Hope you are having a fantastic day and we are so excited that you shared your post with Full Plate Thursday.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much and Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you for sharing your Creamy Ranch Cucumber Salad recipe at the Creative Muster. I love how simple and quick it is to make, and the fresh herbs give it such a nice touch. My grandkids usually don't like vegetables, but I think the Ranch dressing change their minds. This will be a great addition to our summer meals. Thanks again for the wonderful recipe!
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